Anaes Vivas · Trauma & massive haemorrhage
Equipment viva — the rapid infuser and the MTP setup
An equipment viva on the rapid infuser — the warmed-high-flow-IV-delivery (the up to 500 mL/min), the air-removal, the pressure-bag; the MTP setup (the blood-bank-the-pre-defined-packs, the team, the O-negative initially, the cross-matched-when-available).
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Prompt
A rapid infuser (the Belmont or the Level 1) with the warming and the high-flow capability. Describe its purpose and the MTP setup.
Stimulus
This is a rapid infuser (the Belmont RX or the Level 1) with the warming, the air-detection, and the high-flow capability. Describe its purpose and the MTP setup.
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- [2]Singhal S, et al. Management of acute hemorrhage and damage-control resuscitation. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol, 2026.PMID 42230073
- [3]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.