Used Medical Equipment Discussion about reconditioned medical equipment

1. Buying new medical equipment will cost you over 100% more than pre-owned equipment in many cases. Most of the time there is no justification for you to make that extra outlay of your hard earned CASH.

2. Insurance company reimbursements are way down over the last decade. The future doesn’t look too bright either with another 40% in cuts to medicare rates slated over the next ten years.

3. You may never reach your break even point on new medical equipment. With the costs so exorbitant and the depreciation fast, you may find that your fancy new equipment costs you more than you made with it. We get calls from banks every day looking to unload repossessed medical equipment. Most of these come from doctors that simply can’t afford to make the payments on these overpriced and under-reimbursed pieces of equipment.

4. You never know when the next big change in technology may be coming along. For example not very long ago analog x-ray and mammography were the norm, now they are nearly obsolete – in just a few short years.

5. Plain and simple….it’s just a waste of money..you will get the same diagnostic results from a pre-owned machine at a fraction of the cost. The money you save can be used on little drinks with umbrellas on a sunny beach somewhere!

This fall, many schools across the country are stocking up on an unconventional school supply – automatic external defibrillators. We all know that a defibrillator can make the difference between life and death for someone suffering from cardiac arrest, but until recently, most school campuses haven’t had one.

More and more schools are adapting their emergency plans to include lifesaving equipment. In fact, you may have noticed defibrillators popping up in public buildings, shopping malls and almost any place where crowds of people gather. Rather than having a CPR-trained staff member on the premises, many schools have opted for a more reliable emergency plan.

Cardiac arrest occurs when the electrical impulses in the heart unexpectedly misfire, making the heart unable to pump blood. Since unconsciousness soon follows, many people would die without an electrical shock from a defibrillator. In fact, only one out of 20 cardiac arrest victims survive. While calling 911 or using CPR can save lives, 365,000 Americans will still die this year from sudden cardiac arrest, and 7,000 of these victims will be young people.

A recent study from the American Heart Association showed that among the 1710 American high schools with automatic electronic defibrillators on site, nearly two thirds of cardiac arrest victims survived. This is twelve times higher than the typical 5 percent of victims who normally survive outside of a hospital.

School athletes are far more likely to suffer from cardiac arrest than other students. At schools with defibrillators, 14 out of 36 student cases of cardiac arrest last year affected athletes, and nine of these students survived. Waiting for an EMT to arrive can take anywhere from 6 t 9 minutes, but for every minute without defibrillation, the odds of survival fall by 7-10 percent. Sadly, a victim of cardiac arrest who is not defibrillated within 8 to ten minutes has little chance of survival.

Find out if your child’s school has a defibrillator, and make sure key staff members know how to use it. It could be make the difference between life and death.

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Weighing only 12 pounds, the DASH 3000 Pro Anesthesia monitor combines advanced handling convenience with proven durability. Using a built-in wireless LAN connection, it provides seamless network connectivity, and allowing users to remain continuously connected and maintain two-way communication during transport.

The size of these anesthesia monitor allows for trouble-free transit and eliminates the need to connect and disconnect leads, and its durable design creates a dependable solution for air transport. The compact system of the DASH 3000 integrates a printer, power supply and transformer, making it a highly maneuverable package. Accessible, interchangeable batteries allow for a quick change out without losing any functionality. GE’s “smart battery” management system features 4-5 hour run time and can be recharged in 2-4 hours.

These advanced capabilities make these anesthesia monitors fully mobile throughout a medical facility without compromising performance. A secure mount also makes them perfect for bedside monitoring. A standard feature on the Dash 3000 is a 3 & 5 lead ECG/EKG, a pulse oximeter, and a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitor, as well as respiration control and a dual-temperature monitor. It can also support two invasive blood pressure monitors, including mainstream CO2, and a full arrhythmia 12-lead ECG.

For reporting, these thoroughly modern anesthesia monitors include 24 hour trending and productivity-enhancing software, including online help, as well as cardiac, drug dose and pulmonary calculations. A 9” color LCD screen ensures easy viewing, and displays up to ten parameters and seven waveforms.

Whether it is used in the ER, OR, internal medicine or cardiology, the Dash 3000 is a powerful anesthesia monitor for your hospital or clinical setting. It’s a great tool for paramedics too.

Visit Absolute Medical Equipment to find out more about the GE Dash 3000 Pro and other and used medical equipment products.

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