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All our experience for you – WEINMANN Anyone who saves lives in emergency medicine, accompanies intensive care transport or gives aid in disaster areas knows and trusts WEINMANN. For over 150 years, we have been providing our customers with maximum reliability, experience and “made in Germany” quality. Solutions for every application Our mobile solutions for emergency medicine, transport and disaster medicine can withstand a lot. And they also have to. The demands on emergency and hospital teams and their equipment are high – whether during responses on land, at sea or in the air. We are driven...

Global professional service We have a large number of branches and representatives also in your vicinity. Benefit from our service from the initial consultation through to continuously ensuring that your devices are ready for use. Professional users in emergency medical services, military medical corps/authorities or hospitals around the globe put their trust in our medical solutions. Put your trust in us too. WEINMANN

More than 150 countries worldwide use our products. More than 90,000 MEDUMAT and MEDUVENT ventilators are in use worldwide. We set standards in saving human lives. Our engineers attach great importance to the design of innovations. We develop rugged, compact and user-friendly devices. We have a global service network. Professional support you can rely on. Many of our employees have experience in emergency medical services: our team understands your needs. NATO and the military medical corps of the member states rely on our products. We have over 350 employees around the globe. We operate in seven...

“Communication is on an equal footing.” Christian Mandel, Paramedic and Press Officer RKiSH “The briefing and training on the devices were top quality.” Henning Sander, Deputy Director of the RKiSH Academy “They get us because they know the job. We can always just ring up, if we need anything. And then the meticulous approach taken by all the departments working with us on solving problems is absolutely exemplary. It really is “Made in Germany”.” M. A. Taleb, Medical Director, Johanniter Air Rescue Service “In an emergency, I can select between perfectly simple and various different default ventilation...

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More information about many of our products can be found in the brochures at weinmann-emergency.com. Guaranteed certified quality Quality is the principle for everything we do. All new products undergo a standardized certified validation process prior to being launched. Our quality management process thereby guarantees their high quality and efficiency. This means you can rest assured that we are constantly operating at a high level. This applies to processes in research and development, procurement, production and service as well as in quality management – and therefore for every one of our...

Overview of Mechanical Ventilation Ventilation plays a crucial role in caring for patients in emergency situations. In extreme situations, it can maintain respiratory function and ensure oxygen supply if the patient is unable to breathe on their own. Mechanical ventilation offers a number of advantages compared to manual ventilation, and can be life-saving. [1] WEINMANN supports mechanical ventilation in emergency situations with a range of emergency and transport ventilators. Definition: What is mechanical ventilation? Spontaneous breathing is an autonomous, physiological process which, in a...

Most importantly, it lacks is a reliable method for measuring the ventilation volume or the pressure that is exerted on the airways. The delivery of oxygen by squeezing the bag can only be controlled to a limited extent. Without real-time feedback, there is a high risk of dangerous pressure peaks that can cause damage to the lung. “In only 3 out of 106 cases were all guideline-relevant ventilation parameters met with bag-valve-mask ventilation during CPR” [2] A further problem with bag-valve-mask ventilation can be an excessive ventilation rate with too many breaths per minute [4]. This hyperventilation...

Scenarios involving mechanical ventilation in emergency medicine Mechanical ventilation is used in various areas of emergency medicine. For example, if the patient has been anesthetized at the emergency site and can no longer breathe on their own. In emergency situations such as a cardiac arrest, it is essential to resuscitate the patient as quickly as possible and ensure an adequate oxygen supply. Mechanical ventilation can save lives during resuscitation by maintaining gas exchange in the lung until the patient can breathe independently again. Mechanical ventilation is also important for transportation...

Advantages of ventilators Mechanical ventilation offers a number of advantages in direct comparison with bagvalve-mask ventilation. Studies show that it is more effective than manual ventilation. While a bag-valve mask used during resuscitation led to massive hypoventilation in one study, the ventilator was able to ensure more effective ventilation. During resuscitation, the use of a mechanical ventilator in IPPV mode is associated with a better ventilation status than the use of a bag-valve mask. Ventilators are also advantageous when it comes to crew resource management (CRM). Usually, two...

Hygiene in the Field Protection for users and patients Rescue services and hospitals face increasing challenges from the growing number of multi-resistant germs. Epidemic diseases and the spread of infections around the world increase the need for hygiene in healthcare systems – and this includes when ventilating patients. The WEINMANN hygiene filter protects both patients and users from the outset during ventilation. As a virus and bacteria filter, the hygiene filter provides greater protection. This filter is different from traditional dust filters, which only filter dust particles from the...