The above video is a brief tour of the resuscitation bay on the first floor of our center in rural Guatemala.
Featured, in order of appearance in the video tour, include:
neonatal cart with equipment to care for our smallest patients
oxygen concentrator
suction
cardiac monitor
ventilator for both invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support
AED
defibrillator with external pacing and arterial line capabilities
fiberoptic bronchoscope
procedure cart (including equipment for pericardiocentesis, tube thoracostomy, cranial burr hole, Blakemore tube, Bakri balloon, etc.)
mechanical CPR device
I can confidently and proudly assert that our resus area is the best equipped in our region (and perhaps in the entire country).
With plans to grow our team (2X+) and our hours of service (goal = 24/7/365) in the near future, we hope to put our exceptionally well-equipped resuscitation bay to increasing use in providing life-saving care to our patients.