ETA Biomedical Electronics Technician (BMD) exam help guide

ETA Biomedical Electronics Technician (BMD) is an ETA International Journeyman certification for electronics technicians working in hospital and healthcare equipment environments. ETA describes biomedical electronics technicians as needing knowledge of modern biomedical techniques, proper care, handling, and maintenance of biomedical equipment, and the professional attitude expected of technicians working in healthcare environments.

ETA Press lists BMD as a Journeyman certification with maintenance required, a 4-year term, no hands-on requirement, 75 questions, a 75% passing score, and 2 hours allowed to test. ETA's biomedical fact sheet and competency materials identify study areas such as the human nervous system, medical electrodes, cables and cabling, computers, transducers, medical electronics safety, hemodialysis equipment, networking, medical ultrasound instruments, mathematics, building wiring, optical wiring, radiology, test equipment and tools, troubleshooting, operating-room familiarization, respiratory instrumentation, medical laboratory instrumentation, electrosurgery generators, intensive and coronary care units, cardiac support systems, and bioelectric amplifiers.