Lightning poses a threat to various structures, however, it is crucial to recognize the safety standards for hospitals and medical centers are higher as they must be designed and constructed to ensure continued protection. Modern medicine depends on sensitive electronic equipment which is susceptible to damage from electrical shock.
A lightning strike can not only damage essential equipment but also put medical staff and patients at risk. Even smaller clinics and individual offices are are not without risk as recent headlines indicate.
Lightning also causing damage today including at a dentist’s office where a lightning strike blew a hole through a wall and knocked out the power while in the middle of a procedure forcing the dentist to get a bit creative to safeguard these facilities.
It is indispensable to have technology which meets recognized standards such as the CMCE. The CMCE neutralizes electrical charges in the environment preventing the creation of conditions conducive to the formation of lightning.
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