Providing prehospital treatment of TBI, improves patient survival rates. With Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) up 53% since 2006,1 first responders must be ready for a new level of emergency on-scene care. Upgrading to the Philips HeartStart Intrepid with TBI Advisory helps you provide advanced monitoring capabilities and decision support tools for quick evaluation and treatment of TBIs.
An EMS system-wide program in Arizona, Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care (EPIC), found that state-of-the-art on-scene treatment doubled the survival rate among patients with severe TBI. And, survival rates were tripled for patient who received positive pressure ventilation.2
Assists in the monitoring of patients who are determined to be at high risk of having suffered a TBI. The advisory provides visual guidance to help prevent the “3 H Bombs”:
Use with adults, children or infants in monitor mode configured with SpO2 NBP and EtCo2. The HeartStart Intrepid displays the appropriate target limits for each TBI care parameter.
From the rigors of EMS to the physical demands on the ED, the HeartStart Intrepid is a two-in-one lightweight and rugged monitor/defibrillator.
The device is also simple to learn, so training time is limited. Intuitive soft keys and a navigation knob let you speed through the menu and limit manual data input.
Whenever you are ready to upgrade to the latest tools, we are here to help you pick the best device.
1. James, S.L., et al., Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology, 2019. 18(1): p. 56-87. 2. Spaite, D.W., Bobrow, B.J., Kleim S.M., Barnhart B., Chikani, V., Gaither, J.B., Sherrill, D., Denninghoff, K.R., Mullins, T., Adelson, P.D., Rice, A.D., Viscusi, C., Hu, C. Association of Statewide implementation of Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Guidelines With Patients Following Traumatic Brain Injury: The Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care (EPIC) Study, JAMA Surgery, published online May 8, 2019 www.epic.arizona.edu/sites/default/images/announce/EPIC_Main_Study_Results_JAMASurg5_8_2019.pdf. 3.Brain Injury Association of America, “Brain Injury Awareness” www.biausa.org/wp-content/uploads/MTMBI-Fact-Sheet-2021- Revised.pdf 4.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality data on CDC WONDER. www.wonder.cdc.gov/mcd.html. 5. James, S.L., et al., Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology, 2019. 18(1): p. 56-87.
You never know what you will face when you arrive at the scene of an emergency, or when a hospital patient will suffer sudden cardiac arrest. But you do know you need to be ready. Philips HeartStart Intrepid is up to the challenge. This easy-to-use, lightweight and rugged monitor/defibrillator gives you the power to respond quickly and act confidently when your patient's life is on the line.
Emergency Care Informatics Suite is the data management solution used with the HeartStart Intrepid monitor/defibrillator. Emergency Care Informatics Suite is part of an end-to-end solution that supports clinical workflow, data communications, and post-event review of an emergency case.
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