CHAPTER 5: SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
5.1
ANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITY (ARF) / VETERINARY MEDICAL UNIT (VMU)
5.2
AUDIOLOGY SOUND SUITES
5.3
COMPUTER ROOMS (CENTRAL)
5.4
DENTAL
5.5
ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING
5.5.1
GENERAL
5.5.2
5.5.3
SIGNAL STRENGTH TESTS
5.6
INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (ICUs)
5.7
ISOLATION ROOMS
5.7.1
FUNCTION
5.7.2
NEGATIVE ISOLATION FOR TUBERCULOSIS (TB)
5.7.3
ISOLATION ROOMS INPATIENT CARE UNITS (NURSING UNITS)
5.7.4
ISOLATION ROOMS IN AMBULATORY CARE
5.7.5
ISOLATION AUTOPSY ROOM IN MORGUE
5.7.6
SECLUSION ROOMS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL (PSYCHIATRIC) PATIENT CARE UNITS
5.7.7
ISOLATION ROOM DESIGN
5.8
5.8.1
DESCRIPTION
5.8.2
DESIGN
5.9
PHARMACY
5.9.1
MAJOR DESIGN ISSUES
5.9.2
SECURITY
5.10
PSYCHIATRIC (MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL) AREAS
5.10.1
GENERAL
5.10.2
5.10.3
WINDOWS
5.10.4
CUBICLE CURTAIN TRACKS
5.11
5.11.1
GENERAL
5.11.2
SHIELDING POLICY
5.11.3
SPECIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE SHIELDING
5.11.4
CERTIFICATION
5.11.5
DESIGN
5.12
RADIOLOGY (DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY)
5.12.1
GENERAL
5.12.2
EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION
5.12.3
DESIGN
5.13
5.13.2 MORTUARY REFRIGERATORS
5.14
SURGERY
5.15
TB (TUBERCULOSIS) SPACES
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN MANUAL
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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS