量化持续加速对重症监护,医疗设备运输和医疗设备的影响
Lyle Babcock1, Hayley Brawley1, David Freeman2
1Clinical and Operational Space Medicine Innovation Consortium (COSMIC), 59th Medical Wing Science and Technology, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236, USA.
Military medicine
|December 19, 2024
概括
航空医疗疏散设备,包括呼吸机和心脏监测器,在持续加速测试中表现出可靠的性能. 这保证在高G飞行期间可以保持关键护理,以确保未来的患者运输.
科学领域:
- 航空航天医学 航空航天医学
- 关键护理医学 关键护理医学
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 超音速和轨道航天器需要持续加速,这对重症监护患者的运输构成了挑战.
- 现有的航空医疗疏散 (AE) 设备在持续加速条件下缺乏全面评估.
- 本研究解决了在高G环境中AE设备功能方面的知识差距.
研究的目的:
- 评估在持续加速下重症监护航空医疗疏散设备的性能和可靠性.
- 评估不同加速水平和方向对呼吸机和心脏监测器功能的影响.
主要方法:
- 在ZOLL EMV+ 731呼吸器和ZOLL Propaq MD心脏监测器中,对2.5g,4.5g和1.5-4.5g的可变加速进行了3分钟的加速度.
- 在gX,gY和gZ方向进行测试,输入设置不同.
- 设备的准确性,报警条件和故障与受控输入进行评估.
主要成果:
- 在持续加速过程中,对呼吸机和心脏监测器没有观察到设备故障.
- 呼吸机潮体积和氧气分量的临床微不足道的变化;在潮体积最高时,峰值压力略微升高.
- 普罗帕克MD心脏监测仪显示,对血压读数有轻微的,取决于方向的影响.
结论:
- 在持续加速下,ZOLL EMV+ 731呼吸机和Propaq MD心脏监视器表现出可靠的临床性能.
- 研究结果支持在先进的航空医疗疏散场景中使用这种重症监护设备.
- 允许未来研究在模拟高G医疗疏散期间对战斗伤亡人员的护理.
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