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Patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure supported by medical care using ECMO are transferred to the Cardiovascular Hospital.

ECMO is medicine in medicine, which is a type of in vitro life support technology. On June 15th, Taiyuan First Aid Center and Provincial Cardiovascular Disease Hospital successfully completed the first case of transshipment for patients with severe cardiopulmonary functional failure supported by ECMO in the province.

At 14:00 on the same day, the Special Service Brigade of the Taiyuan First Aid Center received an emergency task that a 57 -year -old male patient had severe failure of cardiopulmonary functional failure due to secondary myocardial infarction.

Using ECMO to support transfer to Shanxi is unprecedented, it is a very big challenge to first -aid personnel. In addition, the patient's condition is dangerous, in addition to ECMO support, it also needs a variety of instrument and equipment support for ventilator, IABP (aortic balloon), injection pump, monitor, oxygen cylinder and other instruments. It is very difficult for a large number of instruments to carry and carry, and the space and performance of the first aid vehicle are particularly high. The vehicle needs to have a stable voltage and power supply. Various pipeline management also needs to be careful. A little negligence may endanger patients' life safety.

After repeated discussions with experts with the Provincial Hospital, the cooperation transfer plan is formulated: experts from the E -E -Vascular Hospital are responsible for the use of ECMO and IABP, and the medical staff of the municipal emergency center is responsible for the management of ventilator, oxygen, injection pump and monitoring instrument.

Time is life. After about 1 hour and 20 minutes, emergency medical staff and vehicles arrived at Xinzhou People's Hospital. Experts from the Minding Vascular Hospital for emergency intubation, installation of machines, completing tests, and connecting patients. Medical staff of emergency center medical staff conduct ventilator connections and tests, and regulate oxygen concentration according to the patient's situation. After an hour of emergency rescue Later patients' vitality signs resumed steadily.

Began to transfer, the patient was on the stretcher, the instrument and equipment were carried and followed, and the on the way was tightly monitored. At 19:15, the patient was safely transferred to the first aid vehicle. The instrument and equipment were placed and power supply was completed in 10 minutes. At 20:50, patients were safely transferred to the intensive care unit of the Career Vascular Hospital.

On the morning of June 23, the visit was learned that the patients were out of danger. Instruments, including ECMO, IABP, and ventilator, have been discharged in a few days. The successful transfer also filled the gap between the long -distance transfer of ECMO in the province to support severe patients.

Source: Shanxi Daily

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