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The cct is a good machine. We have had them in
service for about 2 months. The NIBP needs some work but Zoll has been very
responsive. The company that manufactures the NIBP is working on a new software
upgrade which should reduce the artifact errors and should be out by July. The
rest of the machine functions very well. The battery life is a little low but I
believe they will get this fixed as well. Michael B. Courtney -----Original Message----- We need some information
regarding monitoring equipment and intubation equipment. If anyone can help us
out it would be greatly appreciated. 1. Is anyone out there
(in the flight world) using a "all-in-one" piece of equipment that
does 12 lead EKGs, paces, defibrillates, non-invasive ( NIBP, SaO2,
EKG) and invasive (at least 2) monitoring, ETCO2 monitoring? If so,
what brand are you using? What are the pros and cons of the equipment? Service
problems/assistance? Weight/bulkiness of product? 2. Is anyone using
disposable intubation equipment; blades and handles? Are you pleased with them?
Do you find that they flex too much when attempting difficult intubations? (the
ones we tried had too much "give" to them). If anyone has a brand to
recommend please tell us the pros/cons and the manufacturer of said brand. 3. For those of you using
non-disposable intubation equipment (especially those programs who stage remote
from the hospital), how do you sterilize or switch off your blades and handles
in compliance with infection control/JCAHO? Being remote from the
hospital it is not practical to exchange blades with the OR stock and not
financially feasible to open an airway kit to exchange blades in the ED. Short of
investing a lot of money buying our own blades and having them sterilized at
the hospital, with consequential delay or actual loss of the equipment, we need
a practical solution to this problem. If anyone has any ideas
or solutions please reply. You may use my e-mail address if that is preferable. Thank you, M. Snow, RN Pegasus Flight Ops |