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New app helps Kirkwood firefighters save time, young patients

Name: New app helps Kirkwood firefighters save time, young patients
Uploaded: 2018-05-17T03:42:55+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Channel: Peter Antevy
Description: Short local news segment (YouTube video) reporting on a new mobile application that helps Kirkwood firefighters and paramedics determine correct drug…

17 May 2018 · 1 min

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Short local news segment (YouTube video) reporting on a new mobile application that helps Kirkwood firefighters and paramedics determine correct drug dosages for children in emergencies. The app is installed on tablets and smartphones, allows pre-arrival calculation of dosages by entering a child’s information en route, and supports length-based dosing (presented as an improvement over weight-based dosing). The system is reportedly used across EMS systems nationally and by cruise lines, helicopter companies, and hospitals.

New technology could help Kirkwood firefighters save children's lives.
Every drug we need for a child, from a cardiac arrest to an asthma attack, is kept right here.
Paramedics can arrive on scene and almost immediately know the right dosage for a child. The software gets installed on tablets and smartphones used by Kirkwood cruise responders. Punch in the child's information on the way to the call and arrive on scene ready before you use a tape measure for younger patients, then calculate dosages.
This is a game changer to move from weight based to length based. Because of the pre arrival ability of this kit, the way that it's been vetted and proven through studies that age is just as good, if not better than weight.
The system is currently in use by EMS systems around the country. Even cruise lines, helicopter companies and hospitals rely on it.