Equipment to try out

[Doczilla]

Folks-

Looking for some input on new products to use in the Cadaver Anatomy and Procedure Lab for EMS this year. While not the focus of the lab, this is when we get to try out the high speed gizmos on the cadavers and have multiple people try them side by side with other products. This has been a good opportunity for EMS providers to get their hands on some of the new stuff out there and see what they think. SOooo.... what are some of the new things out there we should add?

Here are some things we've had before and probably will again, along with stuff we've added this year:

King, combitube, cobra, salt, bougies

Grandview, Glidescope, airtrac, McGrath

Quicktrake, Nutrake, Pertrach, Melker

Fast1, ezio, big io

Ultrasound

Tpod, traction splints

What we are looking for:

Anything with the potential to enhance care that is placed on or in the patient

What we are NOT looking for:

Patient movement or packaging

Vehicles or computers

Extrication tools

Training aids, simulation

Again, the point is to educate prehospital providers about different ways of doing things. This will not become the exhibit floor at EMS Today.

'zilla

[mobey]

Alberta is going exclusivly to EvacET tubes.

Although they are not that unusual, may be worth comparing against regular ET tubes.