Abstract
Medical lasers, intense pulsed lights (IPLs) and light emitting diodes (LEDs), although classified as non-ionizing energy sources, are required to be designed, distributed to the final users, utilized and properly maintained in order to warrant a minimal grade of risk for the patient, the operator, the assistants, and the environment within and around the operative area.
The safety issues concerning the production requisites of these medical devices as well as the indications for a safe practice in a healthcare setting are expressly regulated based on international standards, which are ordinarily translated into national and local regulations.
Any operator and assistant to the procedure should be aware of the potentially dangerous nature of the laser and IPL beam and should be preliminarily trained to apply a routine safety check before the activation of a laser or intense light source.
These safety requisites are not implicit when buying a laser or IPL platform, but rather entail structural, technologic, and behavioral accomplishments in order to prevent any possible hazard and to avoid any inadvertent injury.
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Dal Canton, M. (2020). Laser and Light Sources: Safety and Organization Issues. In: Fimiani, M., Rubegni, P., Cinotti, E. (eds) Technology in Practical Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45351-0_29
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