CDF provides grants to supplement the pediatric equipment available at area hospital emergency rooms. In a medical emergency, having the right equipment accessible at a moment’s notice is critical. Children, being smaller and in some cases anatomically different than adults, require special diagnostic and treatment equipment. Children are also often unable to understand what is happening and frightened, so special emphasis is given to equipment that strives to be as minimally invasive as possible without giving up accuracy and effectiveness.
Airvo 2 Humidifier
The Airvo 2 humidifier is used to administer respiratory therapy in situations where children require emergency oxygen. This medical-grade humidifier improves ventilation and gas exchange, reduces carbon monoxide, and increases oxygenation helping children to quickly breathe better. It also allows… [More about Airvo 2 Humidifier]
Broselow Carts
One of CDF’s earliest initiatives was to ensure that all area hospitals had at least one Broselow Cart in their ER for pediatric emergencies. Broselow Carts are used by emergency room professionals to have quick access to properly sized medical… [More about Broselow Carts]
EVA SANE System
The EVA SANE System aids emergency room clinicians in forensic exams that are necessary to collect evidence in sexual assault cases. The hand held is device slightly larger than the average smartphone and helps clinicians to view, capture and annotate… [More about EVA SANE System]
Monitoring and Care Equipment
CDF provides grants to purchase a wide range of monitoring and care equipment to respond to pediatric emergencies. This equipment includes monitors for breathing, blood pressure, heart rate and other vital signs, scales, foreign body extractors, and resuscitation equipment. Neonatal… [More about Monitoring and Care Equipment]
Neopuff Infant Respirators
It is estimated that up to 10% of newborns will require assistance breathing at birth. The Neopuff Infant Respirator is a medical device which safely and quickly inflates a baby’s lungs and provides optimum oxygenation at this crucial moment. Neopuffs… [More about Neopuff Infant Respirators]
Pediatric Foreign Body Balloon Extractors
Children are often putting items where they do not belong, and it is imperative that local hospitals can remove these items quickly and safely. The American Association of Poison Control Centers documented that 46% of the more than 2,159,000 foreign… [More about Pediatric Foreign Body Balloon Extractors]
Pediatric Glidescopes
The Glidescope is a life-saving tool in helping to secure a patient’s airway in a critical situation – whether a medical condition or a traumatic injury. In addition to their smaller size, childrens’ airways are anatomically different than adults. Pediatric… [More about Pediatric Glidescopes]
Pediatric Ultrasound Machine
Ultrasound machines are used frequently in pediatric emergency rooms to enable physicians to accurately and quickly perform a wide array of diagnostic and procedural tasks. Emergency ultrasound machines greatly facilitate life-saving procedures such as the placement of central lines in children… [More about Pediatric Ultrasound Machine]
Pulse Oximeters
Pulse Oximeters enable emergency workers to measure and monitor heart rate and oxygen saturation in the blood. Simple to use and portable, pulse oximeters attach a sensor to a child’s fingertip or earlobe or across an infant’s foot. This sensor… [More about Pulse Oximeters]
Stretcher/Crib Beds
Caring for children in hospital settings require special cribs that are safe and allow for easy access. State-of-the-art stretcher/crib beds provide a safe healing environment for children with low-impact siderails with thinner, wider slats and four independent railings for unobstructed… [More about Stretcher/Crib Beds]
Veinlites
In an emergency, it is often critical to perform diagnostic blood work and open intervenous lines. Veinlites are hand-held devices that help emergency workers quickly and efficiently locate and have access to veins thereby permitting treatment to be delivered as… [More about Veinlites]