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Fri May 29 14:18:10 BST 2009

Fiona
I don't currently use the device...but check the ResQPod website and the AHA 
website...there are tutorials which explain its use. The folks from Capital 
Health made a presentation about the device at a state BLS subcommittee 
meeting, and that is as close to the device as I have been.
Molly
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fiona Wallace" <tielserrath at yahoo.co.uk>
To: "Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 6:53 AM
Subject: Re: Impedance Threshold Device... to improve circulation in 
statesofhypotension ! ? ? ?


> Molly - I can understand the physiological reason for it working in a 
> spontaneously breathing patient. But how on earth is it supposed to  work 
> with positive pressure ventilation in a code?
>
> Also all the studies seem to have been done in fit healthy subjects 
> without confounding variables such as autonomic dysfunction. If the 
> hypotension was due to cardiac failure and you increase preload in  this 
> way things are likely to go horribly wrong.
>
> Fiona.
>
>
> On 29/05/2009, at 9:55 AM, Molly Berkowitz wrote:
>
>> Capital Health in Trenton NJ is using this device with all their  codes. 
>> I've seen some impressive video on the ResQPod website, but  haven't used 
>> it in practice myself.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Brault" <c_brault at yahoo.com
>> >
>> To: "Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 5:48 PM
>> Subject: Impedance Threshold Device... to improve circulation in  states 
>> ofhypotension ! ? ? ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> What the heck !
>>
>> Is this serious ?
>>
>> http://www.oiresource.com/itd.htm
>>
>>
>> Charles
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