RT Book, Section
A1 Boggust, Brett
A1 Boggust, Andy
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166525757
T1 Prehospital Equipment
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166525757
RD 2024/04/19
AB To  a  large  extent,  early  EMS  equipment  began  as  hospital  equipment  that  was  extrapolated  to  the  field;  it  was  assumed  that  if  something  worked  in  the  hospital,  then  it  would  work  in  the  field.  It  soon  became  apparent  that  hospital  equipment  did  not  always  perform  under  the  more  rigorous  conditions  of  the  prehospital  environment.  Over  the  past  30  years,  equipment  has  evolved  specifically  for  EMS  that  is  better  adapted  to  field  use  in  terms  of  size,  weight,  and  durability.  This  equipment  is  directed  at  resuscitating  and  sustaining  the  patient  during  emergency  or  interfacility  transport.  As  the  science  of  EMS  continues  to  mature,  more  equipment  will  be  scrutinized  for  effectiveness.1  The  four  basic  questions  regarding  efficacy  of  EMS  equipment  are: