Siemens MiniMed III
pro:
3
channels
small
can
attach to just about any pipe shaped object or to the edge of a car
seat
channels are all independent in terms of rate and mode. (primary
line, secondary, piggyback)
has
a built in drug calculator for a large number of drugs. enter concentration,
initial volume, patient weight and desired dose, hit start and presto! instant
dopamine drip.
user
friendly
easy
to trouble shoot
brand new batteries last several hours.
backlight on display.
distinctive audio alarms for various types of
failures
announces when 30 minutes of battery time remain.
not
sensitive to having pressure bags on upstream side
administration sets can free flow is pump is not immediately
available.
fairly rugged
con:
require special administration sets: $
not
in super wide usage, so not easy to swhitch over to our pump from an ER pump,
we need to prime all new set and usually mix new bags.
administration sets are super sensitive to air bubbles, so great care
must be taken to bleed all air if you're not going with a sealevel
cabin.
running a mainline seperate from the pump and
piggybacking a line from the pump into that mainline often will cause a
"patient side occlusion" alarm
Happy New Year to all! I was wondering what types of IV pumps are
in use out there. Name of the product, pros and cons and any other
links/information would be extremely helpful.
Thanks! Respond to the list or you may also e-mail me
privately.
flytrn117@yahoo.com
Lisa
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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.
Take care
Nick Nudell, NREMTP, CCEMTP
Montana
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pumps
Happy New Year to all! I was wondering what types of IV pumps are
in use out there. Name of the product, pros and cons and any other
links/information would be extremely helpful.
Thanks! Respond to the list or you may also e-mail me
privately.
flytrn117@yahoo.com
Lisa
