Re: Transport IV pumps

["Jeff Brosius" <reno316@hotmail.com>]

I'd echo most of the comments below.... I've been using IVACs for three 
years or so... both ground CCT calls and now in flight.

One addition to the "cons" list:  It has been my experience that the IVAC 
doesn't like Diprovan very much... perhaps the viscosity of the fluid.  
Regardless, every time I've had Diprovan on a drip, the IVAC would 
constantly alarm at me.

Other than that, good pumps.

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JRB

Jeff Brosius,
Flight Medic, etc.
Augusta, GA
www.prehospital-perspective.com
brosius@prehospital-perspective.com
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>
>We use the IVAC 3 channel pumps... they are great as they are small, have a 
>med calculator built in (optional) and have a decent alarm system as well. 
>To top it off they are fairly inexpensive, we purchased refurbished units 
>for around $600 a piece from PMI. You can also get customized protective 
>covers to identify your units and giving some PR along with it. They are 
>intuitive to use as well. If you have more then 3 drips/fluids running you 
>can just grab another pump and keep the chain going without taking up a lot 
>of space. These units clamp easily to the cot rails and can be laid on top 
>of the patient temporarily without causing a crushing injury ;-).
>
>Cons: the little plastic hooks for the IV bag/bottle break off easily. We 
>also do not have Biomed available to us easily, so any problems means out 
>of service for that unit. Depending on which tubing you purchase, they can 
>be a little cumbersome. Some half sets will alarm if used with certain 
>brands of the regular IV tubing... 60 drop sets will for sure do this but 
>has happened also with some 10 drop sets. The last con I can think of is 
>related to piggybacking and their tubing... seems to me that they could 
>make it easier to piggyback, particularly with the NTG tubing, when you 
>have such low flow rates and a mainline is a necessity... if you do not use 
>one of the pump channels for this, and just want to drip your own fluid, 
>you will have to add an additional adaptor otherwise you will lose your 
>needless port. A second needless port would solve this problem I think.

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