Re: carrying ventilators on the truck

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Henry, just a side note. I got email from Mike the other day, he is no longer with ALS/Boundtree. He is still in Austin but he is pursuing a career in the music field. I am sure they have other people that can give up the good info.

Ron A. Derrick, LP EMS Coordinator Kerrville Fire/EMS

-----Original Message-----From: BARBER Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 4:22 PMTo: egroupsSubject: [texasems-L] Re: carrying ventilators on the truckSpillman, I think the issue is that some vents will work properly when cpr is in progress and some will not. The auto vent 3000 (we carry ) will not. It cycles ventilation's and will not sense the difference in the pressure. If you do a compression when it ventilates, the full ventilation may not be valid. The patient will then wait until the next timed ventilation. What happens if a compression is performed just as the ventilation begins? Another invalid ventilation. Essentially, you could if the timing was right not ever get a ventilation into you patient. The Parapac Model V2D (we also carry) will sense that an adequate ventilation has not been given and follow with another right away. This model would probably work reasonably well in a Code. Other problems we see with using a ventilator during codes are: The cost of having one on each truck. (Consistently) The possibility of not observing the patient as closely and relying too much on the machine. The ease of changing ventilation rates without a lot of time consumption and settings that must be confirmed. Less chance of something going wrong due to a mechanical failure I think that each department must research the equipment they use and determine if the settings they use it in is efficient and appropriate. We have decided that for us, BVM would be the best method of managing the airway during a code. We use our ventilators for transport only. Mike with ALS\BoundTree has an excellent understanding of many types of transport ventilators. He might be able to answer your questions in a better manner than I. chico40@... Henry Barber m spillman wrote: guys I must have missed something during the CPR class and my medic class but I thought that if you were doing CPR you had a pt that needed a tube and was also unconciuos? why the need for RSI? my understanding of the vent is it will support any effort that the pts gives ?right or wrong? If you have info that I need than I would thank you for that ? ===== <<<< you can lead a horse to water butyou can't make him drink>>>>>> born 150 years to late ??? cowboy up!? __________________________________________________