RE: OB monitoring

["Paul M. Wright, Jr." <pmwright@home.com>]

Technically, it's not difficult to tie the Doppler output into the ICS
system so you can hear it through your headsets.  I've worked in several
aircraft where there was a wall-panel jack (1/8 in. miniature phone jack)
provided for this purpose.  That and an appropriate patch cable from the
Doppler headset jack and you're in business.

There is sometimes a little volume and impedance matching to be done but
it's well within the abilities of a good avionics technician.  I'm sure
there is a regulatory aspect to the installation but probably just a Form
337 (obviously, that's something your operator would know...).


paul

Paul M. Wright, Jr.
Mesa, AZ



> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: flightmed-admin@flightweb.com
> >[mailto:flightmed-admin@flightweb.com]On Behalf Of Paul Hudson
> >Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 9:52 PM
> >To: flightmed@flightweb.com
> >Subject: OB monitoring
> >
> >
> >Esteemed colleagues:
> >We've recently changed our protocol for OB transports to
> >indicate that fetal heart tones are to be evaluated every 15
> >minutes (instead of every 5).
> >
> >Still....
> >
> >Using the Doppler effectively in the AS350 requires that we
> >unbelt and remove our helmet for the duration of the access.
> >
> >Is anyone utilizing a more effective system for this type of transport?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Paul Hudson, Flight Paramedic
> >Life Flight, Des Moines
> >
> >
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