Table 2 Response bag components
From: EMS operation in a female restricted university, Saudi prospective
Bag compartment | Components |
|---|---|
Outer front compartment (airway) | OPA, NPA, suction catheter, Yankauer suction |
Outer left compartment (breathing) | Oxygen nasal cannula, adult & pediatric; face mask, adult and pediatric; nebulizer kit, non-rebreather masks, adult & pediatric; oxygen tubing |
Outer right compartment (PPE) | Disposable gloves, disposable mask, goggles, isolation gown, sterile gloves, hand sanitizer |
Inner top-left pouch (misc.) | Band-aid, eye pad, triangular bandage, thermal blanket, trauma shears |
Inner top-right pouch (IV supply) | IV cannula, butterfly cannula, syringes of all sizes, needles of all sizes, IV set, IV dressing, gauze 2 Ă— 2, hypoallergenic plaster, Betadine Swabsticks |
Inner main compartment 01 | Bag–valve–mask device |
Inner main compartment 02 (dressing supply) | Nursing pack dressing, gauze 4 Ă— 4, irrigating solution, Betadine Spray, underpads, SAM Splint, armsling, Chest Seal |
Vital signs monitoring | Digital thermometer, BP apparatus, adult, pulse oximeter |
Inner main compartment (medications) | 0.9% normal saline (500 mL), Ringer’s lactate (500 mL), D5 water (500 mL), activated charcoal suspension, albuterol, MDI, Atrovent nebule, chewable aspirin; epi-pen, adult; epi-pen, pediatric; ibuprofen tablet, paracetamol tablet, nitroglycerin tablet, Flamazin gel, Voltaren gel |