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Old 03-08-2011, 14:51   #1
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IV chat....
I'm not a medic and am not up on whats out there now. That said, I recently had to receive IV at home. I was impressed by the delivery system.
It was an "Elastomeric Infusion Pump".
The meds were in a balloon inside a very sturdy bottle with tubing attached.
"This pump does not rely on gravity to infuse the medication."


I was wondering if we have anything like this out there as the meds not need to be elevated to work. Pressure of the Balloon delivers the fluids.
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Old 03-08-2011, 14:55   #2
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used for all kinds of meds...largest I've seen is 400 mL. Not that price/cost is an issue for the DOD but one of those is equal to 2 cases of regular IVF bags.

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Old 03-08-2011, 15:02   #3
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Agreed on cost...
Thought they'd be expensive. I just know the ability to put it in a guy's pocket and not have to present a high profile is a good thing...
Thanks for the quick response.
Regular IVs are great for Aid stations and higher, but I could see a tactical use for these.
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