CareFlight takes a teaching hospital level of care to the patient wherever they are. But when flying a rapid response helicopter weight is important. Everything we take to treat the critically injured literally has to be carried in packs our backs. That’s why CareFlight was delighted to be one of the first organisations in Australia to receive the latest in GE’s ultrasound machine technology and immediately put them into service in Sydney and Darwin. It’s amazing really. The ultrasound weighs in at 400gms and fits in the palm of a hand. This machine allows CareFlight’s doctors to determine in seconds if: • The lungs are collapsed or inflated • There is bleeding into the abdomen, chest or around the heart • The heart is still beating even when we can’t feel a pulse • That ventilator tubes and intravenous lines are correctly positioned These can all be life or death situations taking place by the side of a road, a property or farm or at the beach. CareFlight transports more than 5,000 patients each year and the purchase of the new ultrasound machines was made possible by the generosity of The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust. Photo: CareFlight Medical Director Alan Garner and flight doctor Sunny Yoo who is holding the new GE dual probe Vscan ultrasound machine
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:27:05 +0000
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