Wormald has released GCE Sabre Medical’s Manual & Automatic Resuscitation System (MARS).
Designed for the use in the mining, oil and gas, and marine industries, MARS provides both manual and automatic resuscitation modes based around two central components, the control module and the patient valve.
The gas is passed through an automatic channel and delivered to the patient according to the specified flow rate.
If the patient takes a spontaneous breath while in automatic mode, then the gas is delivered from the supply side of the module and the automatic breathing programme shuts down.
However, if the patient stops breathing, the module automatically senses this and resumes volume cycled resuscitation within 4-6 seconds.
Oxygen therapy can be simultaneously selected from up to 11 different oxygen therapy flow rates depending on the patient’s medical situation.
If the patient’s airway becomes blocked or over-pressurised, an audible alarm set at 45cm H2O will sound and excess or unwanted gas is released.
A manual override trigger is fitted to the patient valve to allow initial lung saturation and manual resuscitation when the module is in CPR mode.
With the demand valve delivering 100% oxygen, the system is suitable for use in irrespirable atmospheres, such as underground mines.
An optional oxygen cylinder connector with either a 2 pin index or DIN thread provides added versatility, allowing it to be attached to a range of different cylinders.