Table 1 |
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Major equipment items used by US Air Force Expeditionary Medical System to provide critical care |
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| Medications |
Medications |
| Antibiotics |
Pulmonary medications |
| Amphotericin |
Albuterol sulfate metered dose inhaler (MDI) and liquid |
| Metronidazole |
Ipratropium bromide MDI and liquid |
| Gentamicin |
Racepinephrine |
| Ceftriaxone |
Levalbuterol MDI |
| Vancomycin |
Toxicology |
| Ampicillin/Sulbactam |
Acetylcysteine |
| Piperacillin/Tazobactam |
Charcoal-activated suspension |
| Levofloxacin |
Flumazenil |
| Cefazolin |
Protamine |
| Acyclovir |
Naloxone |
| Bacitracin |
Glucagon |
| Vasopressors/Inotropes/Antiarrhythmics |
Miscellaneous |
| Phenylephrine |
Mannitol |
| Norepinephrine |
Promethazine |
| Digoxin |
Metoclopramide |
| Dopamine |
Cimetidine |
| Procainamide |
Ranitidine |
| Dobutamine |
Potassium chloride |
| Adenosine |
Magnesium sulfate |
| Lidocaine |
Diphenhydramine |
| Sedatives/Analgesics/Paralytics |
Sodium polystyrene |
| Haloperidol |
Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) |
| Fentanyl |
All medications specified to under ACLS protocol |
| Acetaminophen |
Blood products |
| Ibuprofen |
Packed red blood cells |
| Midazolam |
Fresh frozen plasma |
| Propofol |
Factor VIIa |
| Ketorolac |
Whole blood (platelets not widely available) (donors are pre-screened) |
| Morphine sulfate |
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| Meperidine |
Laboratory |
| Lorazepam |
Access to Expeditionary Medical System laboratory |
| Diazepam |
Shelter |
| Phenobarbitol |
Alaska Structures Medical Shelter (tent system) (Alaska Structures, Inc., Anchorage,
AK, USA) |
| Etomidate |
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| Succinylcholine |
Electricity |
| Vecuronium |
Generated on site with MEP-7 electrical generator |
| Cardiac/Antihypertensives |
Oxygen |
| Nitroglycerine tablets, paste, and drip |
Generated on site with EDOCS 120B oxygen generator |
| Nitroprusside |
Diagnostic imaging |
| Aspirin |
Access to Expeditionary Medical System radiology (includes computed tomography in
some cases) |
| Heparin |
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| Verapamil |
Major equipment items |
| Labetalol |
Impact 754 ventilator (Impact Instrumentation, Inc., West Caldwell, NJ, USA) |
| Metoprolol |
Pulmonetics LTV 1000 ventilator (Pulmonetic Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) |
| Alteplase |
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| Tenecteplase |
Welch Allyn Propaq 206 EL physiologic monitor (Welch Allyn, Skaneateles, NY, USA) |
| Furosemide |
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| Phentolamine |
Zoll CCT monitor/defibrillator/external pacemaker (ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford,
MA, USA) |
| Isoproterenol |
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| Diltiazem |
Pentax FB15-X bronchoscope (Pentax Instruments, Tokyo, Japan) |
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Rice et al. Critical Care 2008 12:207 doi:10.1186/cc6782 |
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