West Des Moines tests new technology to weigh patients faster in emergency situations
Updated: 9:43 AM CDT Aug 15, 2023
BACK IN PLACE IN ABOUT A MONTH. AND THE CITY OF WEST DES MOINES IS TESTING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PARAMEDICS SAVE CRITICAL SECONDS IN LIFE SAVING SITUATIONS. AND IT USES A SIMPLE SCALE AND AN APP. IT’S HARD TO GUESS PEOPLE’S WEIGHT. I MEAN, IT JUST IS. YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT COMES NATURALLY TO PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY’RE WEARING BIG BAGGY CLOTHES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THIS HAS KIND OF TAKEN THE GUESSWORK OUT OF EMS. AND AGAIN, JUST REALLY TRYING TO IMPROVE THAT THAT PATIENT CARE. THE SCALE WEIGHS THE PATIENT AND AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATES HOW MUCH MEDICATION PARAMEDICS SHOULD GIVE. OFFICIALS SAY THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD BE A GAME CHANGER BECAUSE OF WHERE EMS WORKERS DO THEIR JOBS. WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT WE’RE NOT IN A CONTROLLED SETTING. WE’E OUT IN THE FIELD IN PATIENTS HOMES ON THE ROAD. SO TO HAVE A PRODUCT THAT CAN WORK IN ALL OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTS IS IS RARE AND VERY IMPORTANT. AND A BIG COOL PART OF THIS TO IOWA STATE GRADUATES CREATED THIS TECHNOLOGY IN WEST DES MOINES I
West Des Moines tests new technology to weigh patients faster in emergency situations
Updated: 9:43 AM CDT Aug 15, 2023
The city of West Des Moines is testing new technology to help paramedics save critical seconds in life-saving situations.It uses a simple scale and an app. The scale weighs the patient and automatically calculates how much medication paramedics should give.Officials say this technology could be a game changer because of where EMS workers do their jobs outside of controlled settings.
The city of West Des Moines is testing new technology to help paramedics save critical seconds in life-saving situations.
It uses a simple scale and an app. The scale weighs the patient and automatically calculates how much medication paramedics should give.
Officials say this technology could be a game changer because of where EMS workers do their jobs outside of controlled settings.