Alarm Signals Used in Anesthesia and Intensive Care

David S. Sheridan Professor of Anaesthesia and Respiratory Therapy, Harvard University, Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Chairman, ASTM Subcommittee F29.03.04 on Alarms, Chairman, ISO Subcommittee TC 121, SC 3 on Ventilators and Related Devices, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton/West Roxbury, 1400V.F.W. Parkway Boston, Massachusetts 02132–4927

Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Secretary, ASTM Subcommittee F29.03.04 on Alarms, Member, Joint Advisory Group, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Member, Board of Directors, ASTM 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Chairman, ASTM Committee F-29 on Anesthesia and Respiratory Equipment, P.O. Box 3094 Durham, North Carolina 27710