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As part of medical equipment planning for new hospitals my job is to provide typical electrical loads and other mechanical details like typical dimensions, plumbing, heat dissipation details without refering to any specific make or model. I was wondering if anyone on the forum has any idea where I can get hold of this generic / typical data. This data is needed by the contractor in order to price the pre-requisites / pre-installation requirements for the medical equipment to be finally ordered for the facility. At the moment I am refering to historical data that I have and looking at manufacturer catalogs on a case to case basis. I would welcome any new leads from the members.

Here's another website that you may find useful, falconeye. Good Hunting!

Thanks a lot Geoff. I tried 'difficult'searches and it came back with replies that would be busy for most part of the day! It is definitely a good portal, so long as you know when to get out!

Here's another link that I came across during my wanderings on the web, falconeye. I especially liked their idea of an "Equipment Manual" for the client. It's nice to have everyone on the same page, as they say, and I always reckoned that a "Users Handbook" should always be put together so that new staff have a clue how the system (ie, the hospital) is supposed to work (tie together). Unfortunately, in my my experience, the new user staff are usually just left to get on with things (in, what is to them, unfamiliar surroundings), and, more often than not, dissatisfaction sets in from day one! That's when brand new SCBU's get ripped down, and re-modeled (as I have seen) - just because Dr.X couldn't understand the design intent (and it wasn't laid out like the one he was used to "back home")!