Re: monitors

["Nerina Stepanovsky" <stepanovskyn@email.spjc.cc.fl.us>]

The Air Force is currently using LifePak 10's and ProPaq monitors.  To my 
knowledge, these are the only 2 approved for air evac.

Nerina Stepanovsky
Flight Nurse/Paramedic, Tampa General Hospital Aeromed
Lt Col, NC, USAFR-622 AES, MacDill AFB, FL

At 09:09 AM 4/6/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>My preveous experiences with MRL monitors in flight have not been very 
>good.  I am not sure if they worked out the EMI problems and am not aware 
>if USAFSAM has approved it for Air Force use as of yet.(They do a lot of 
>research in this area)  I for one am interested in knowing more about 
>it.  Feel free to contact me at tbutler@tulsatech.org   Thanks
>
> >>> <RNCCT@aol.com> 04/06/01 08:27AM >>>
>Looking for anyone using or having looked at the new MRL monitors.  From what
>I have found, it appears to be one of the smallest user friendly monitors on
>the market today.  I know the FDA approval for invasive monitoring is 90-120
>days away, but was curious if anyone else had any experience with this unit?
>
>Feel free to respond off list, I will forward responses to those interested