Thanks Robbie
Mike
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From: "Robbie Coull" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: keeping tetanus cold on car units
> > I am exploring a way to keep Tetanus vials between 2 and 8 degrees
celcius
> > in a Rapid Response Paramedic Unit (car).
> > The unit must be VERY small and take into account fluctuations in
outside
> > ambient temperature and overstretched battery systems that occasionally
> > fail.
>
> Mike,
>
> two options:
>
> 1. Fit a fridge to the car
> I'd recommend fitting a slave battery to the car (I think this means
having
> 2 car batteries, both are charged from the alternator, one is only used to
> start the car and the other runs the auxiliary units).
>
> Anyway, it means that you can plug in a small fridge unit and have it draw
> power when you are out of the vehicle without affecting your ability to
> start the car.
>
>
> 2. Check with the manufacturers how long you can keep the drug
> unrefrigerated before it loses it potency
> - for example, sux and synto can be kept for a couple of weeks (?1 month)
at
> ambient temps.
>
> This means replacing your stock on a regular basis (expensive), and I
would
> keep the items in a 'cool bag' in a cool part of the vehicle to avoid
frying
> the drugs in summer.
>
>
> --
> Robbie Coull
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