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Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?  

Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?  

Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?  

We use the LifeFlow at our Children's Hospital. It does not warm the fluids, however. We also use a ranger if needed. and I have looked into other warming devices that would connect to the lifeflow. Let us know what you find! 

Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?  

We use the LifeFlow at our Children's Hospital. It does not warm the fluids, however. We also use a ranger if needed. and I have looked into other warming devices that would connect to the lifeflow. Let us know what you find! 

Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?  

We use the Lifeflow and the Qinflow warmer for rapid fluid and blood resuscitation on pediatric patients. We like the Qinflow and the Lifeflow due to they are easy to transport with and easy to set up. The Qinflow is very small and compact and runs off of battery so no need to keep plugged in and will still warm the fluids. We also like that Lifeflow can be used with a 24 gauge PIV as with other rapid infusers you have to have at least a #22 gauge.  Hope this helps!

We use the LifeFlow at our Children's Hospital. It does not warm the fluids, however. We also use a ranger if needed. and I have looked into other warming devices that would connect to the lifeflow. Let us know what you find! 

Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?  

Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?  

Hello fellow pediatric ED people!  We are a Pediatric Trauma Center and we currently use the Level 1 Rapid Infuser, but for a variety of reasons we are hoping to replace them.  If i could design my perfect pediatric Rapid Infuser it would be able to:

• Warm fluids
• Deliver fluids at a specific rate (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Deliver a specific fluid bolus amount (set by the operator, not just pre-set machine defaults)
• Show how much fluid has been administered in total
• Push/pull fluids manually (if necessary) without disconnecting tubing 
• Administer medications without disconnecting tubing
• Work on battery power (can be used during transport)
• Be easy to assemble / ease of use
• Work well for various departments throughout the hospital (ED, OR, and ICU)

We have had demos of a few products and none are perfect so far, but I would love to hear from the people who use them rather than just from the product rep.  What Rapid Infuser do you use for your pediatric patients?  What do you like about it?  What do you not like about it?