CLINICAL DATA
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CLINICAL STUDY RESULTS STATE: |
| "The SUREVENT® MCI Kit Multi-Ventilation System demonstrated reliable mechanical function for a 7 day period...no mechanical failure of the manifold system or of any individual unit was noted (and) consistent tidal volume was maintained." |
Brian Springer, MD et al. Boonshoft School Of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
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"There (are) significant differences in favor of the automatic transport ventilator in ability to accomplish additional tasks, ability to document, and ability to provide patient care...emergency services personnel perceived that they were able to accomplish more tasks, document more completely and provide better patient care with the use of the ATV." |
Steven J. Weiss, MD et al. Division of Emergency Medicine University of California, Davis
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"...simultaneous use of the (SUREVENT®) during manual chest compression tends automatically to maximize pulmonary ventilation rather than interfere with it...further, the results suggest that such use would be beneficial." |
Otto G. Rabe, Ph.D. et al.
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| "Wooden spine boards have few advantages... Vacuum splints are much more comfortable, quicker to apply and allow less slippage on lateral tilting." |
Mark Hauswald, MD
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| "Standard spinal immobilization may be a cause of pain in an otherwise healthy subject." |
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Dennis Chan, MD et al.
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| "The results state that vacuum mattress splints cause less discomfort than do wooden backboards..." |
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T. R. Delbridge, et al.
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| "When compared to a VMS (Vacuum Mattress Splint), standard backboard immobilization appears to be associated with ... an increase incidence and severity of occipital and lumbosacral pain..." |
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Richard Goldberg, MD, FACEP, et al.
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| "We contend that a patient with an acute spinal injury should be transferred to a conforming support surface ... Managing a spinal injury in this way may reduce the incidence of pressure necrosis and the possibility of further neurological compromise." |
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Dr. M. E. Lovell and Dr. J. J. Evans
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| "Immobilization on a flat backboard would place 98% of our study subjects in relative cervical extension." |
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David L. Schriger, MD, MPH
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| "The results suggest that vacuum mattress splints cause less discomfort than wooden backboards; the effect is more pronounced as the duration of spinal immobilization increases." |
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Theodore R. Delbridge, MD
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| "Because cervical and lumbar pain and tenderness are the usual criteria for obtaining spine radiographs, the use of spine boards may result in unnecessary radiography. We further conclude that immobilization on rigid spine boards significantly adds to the discomfort of trauma victims. Because prolonged immobilization on currently available spine boards is often unavoidable, methods to minimize patient discomfort should be sought." |
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R. N. Barney, W. H. Cordell, E. Miller
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| "Young children have a large head in comparison with the rest of the body. When a young child is positioned on a standard backboard, the neck may be forced into relative kyphosis." |
| John E. Herzenberg, MD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
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