tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505990433916682663.post6800588431090112444..comments2024-03-13T02:04:31.476-04:00Comments on Paramedicine 101: PediCap Product RecallAdam Thompson, EMT-Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107359165856983910noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505990433916682663.post-42317389524025754612009-08-28T19:25:15.608-04:002009-08-28T19:25:15.608-04:00Thanks RM,
I sent an email to my training captain...Thanks RM,<br /><br />I sent an email to my training captain today and just received a response to the entire agency to remove these devices. Somehow we missed this one. Wave form is our primary anyhow, these devices are garbage.Adam Thompson, EMT-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107359165856983910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505990433916682663.post-10301347521838939812009-08-27T00:16:40.436-04:002009-08-27T00:16:40.436-04:00Shaggy,
I thought these were going out the door w...Shaggy,<br /><br /><i>I thought these were going out the door with our reliance on wave form capnography?</i><br /> <br /> <br />I agree. They should only be there as back up in case of equipment failure. OTOH, the rest of the country has not mandated waveform capnography for ALS units. Hospitals are even farther behind than EMS.<br /> <br /> <br /><i>We still carry them though in the pedi bag, but I am not sure we will rely on them.</i><br /> <br /> <br />I don't even like the adult version. I have had too many false negatives. The tube is in the right place, but the litmus paper remains purple. Everything else indicates the tube is in the right place. Even the doctor in the ED confirms placement, but the paper does not change color. <br /><br />And if you get the paper wet, due to the patient vomiting, or anything else, forget about any chemical reaction to the CO2 gas.Rogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505990433916682663.post-79310050704357742402009-08-26T23:58:56.915-04:002009-08-26T23:58:56.915-04:00I thought these were going out the door with our r...I thought these were going out the door with our reliance on wave form capnography?<br />We still carry them though in the pedi bag, but I am not sure we will rely on them.Shaggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687847155700323439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505990433916682663.post-33645214725624044132009-08-26T23:58:56.354-04:002009-08-26T23:58:56.354-04:00I thought these were going out the door with our r...I thought these were going out the door with our reliance on wave form capnography?<br />We still carry them though in the pedi bag, but I am not sure we will rely on them.Shaggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687847155700323439noreply@blogger.com