Power Infuser Hands-free Fluid Resuscitation

Take Control For patients suffering from traumatic injury or dehydration, prehospital protocols typically call for the infusion of IV fluids. Increasingly, the EMS community is learning the importance of control. Too much fluid might dislodge clots and dilute the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity in patients with uncontrolled hemorrhage,1 or cause other complications such as pulmonary edema that appear after the patient has been transferred to the hospital. On the other hand, critically hypovolemic patients can die without adequate prehospital intervention, particularly if they cannot be delivered...

An Extra Hand When Developed in cooperation with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, this device is the first portable electronic pump specifically intended for fluid resuscitation, not drug delivery. It was built for the battlefield – small, rugged, easy-to-use, approved for use in aircraft – and is ready for the EMS world. Military personnel can place the IV bag on or even below the patient to simplify extraction or transport, while freeing up a pair of hands. Standard luer connectors Air elimination membrane (crystalloid/colloid cartridge only) Patented high-efficiency pump mechanism...

Improve Adherence to Protocols Ensure Adequate, but not Excessive, Hydration “ he Power Infuser provides EMS with the means to deliver T prehospital IV fluids accurately, in accordance with established protocols. The control provided by the Power Infuser minimizes the chance of under- or over-hydration in our patients.” – avid Jaslow, MD, MPH, FAAEM D Chief, Division of EMS , Operational Public Health and Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center The Power Infuser is just one of a full line of integrated resuscitation solutions designed to help rescuers...