Will you enable us to provide more critical care in our community?
Support us today and you'll help our doctors save more lives. A donation of any amount will be invaluable in helping us reach our goal.
Why? The NHS does not provide critical care in our community and our local air ambulance doesn't fly 24 hours a day or after 01:00.
We’ve been really busy responding to a 15% increase in call outs and have two new volunteer doctors in the wings ready to assist. We need equipment to enable them to start. Our existing two doctors also need replacement equipment.
From ventilators to bags, every piece of equipment is vital in enabling us to respond in your community:
PRIORITY ITEM - Zoll Z Ventilators and tubing - one funded, three needed (£9,952 each) We anaesthetise patients to transport them to hospital as it allows us to protect the patient’s airway, improves oxygen levels and - using sedatives - reduces the amount of oxygen needed by the brain and therefore likelihood of brain damage. Without Zoll ventilators, doctors would use a handheld device to manually pump oxygen into the patient’s lungs or a basic ventilator which rapidly forces high pressure gas and can cause damage. Once people arrive in hospital they are transferred onto a specialist ventilator which achieves the same lung inflation with lower pressures and less trauma. By equipping ourselves with modern, lightweight intensive care ventilators, all patients we anaesthetise - regardless of their age and weight - will benefit from controlled intensive care ventilation and reduced trauma. | |
PRIORITY ITEM - Syringe Drivers - eight needed (£1,086 each) These devices are essential. After an anaesthetic we keep patients in an induced coma with powerful sedatives and medicine to support their blood pressure. These devices (each doctor carries two for multiple medicines) will enable our doctors to mechanically administer medicine slowly over time, rather than by hand. This reduces variations in blood pressure, mimics hospital practice and allows a smooth transition of care for our patients into hospital. In addition they ensure safe dosage and spare our volunteer doctors vital time to perform additional treatments. |
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PRIORITY ITEM - Intensive Care Bags, pouches and inserts (£825 funded of £4,000) In order to carry our equipment and medicines, we require robust, wipe-clean bags and inserts to transport them. These bags also enable us to sort and display items so they are easily accessible during emergencies, when time and decisions are critical. |  |
Videolaryngoscopes and blades - four needed (£2,550 each) We require GlideScopes, which are particularly useful for treating babies and children because they have a wider selection of blade shapes and sizes. They enable our responders to place a breathing tube into a person’s windpipe when they are struggling to breathe or require anaesthetic. It is a complex procedure, especially in children whose mouths and windpipes are smaller. If the breathing tube does not pass into their windpipe properly, oxygen levels can drop potentially resulting in brain damage or death. Bravo Medics has adopted it as standard practice because it is safer. |
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Portable Ultrasound - four secured These devices will allow our volunteer doctors to directly view people’s hearts and lungs so they can diagnose and provide appropriate treatment - especially those with COVID-19 who commonly experience reduced oxygen levels, poor heart function and collapsed lungs. It can also be used to look for bleeding in the abdomen and place intravenous cannulas. | |
Zoll X Series Defibrillators/Monitors - two funded, two needed (£12,500 each) The Zoll X Series allows us to monitor people’s blood pressure, oxygen levels, heart rate and the gasses that they breathe out. It detects and records abnormalities for the hospital. Using this machine provides the same standard of monitoring that you would receive in hospital. It also doubles as a defibrillator, providing potentially life-saving shocks to people in cardiac arrest (when people’s hearts have stopped). |
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Suction units - one funded, three needed (£519 each) These units enable our volunteer doctors to suck a large quantity of secretions which is vital for safety before, during and after an anaesthetic, plus in COVID-19 treatments. Our doctors need to carry everything by hand and the size and weight of this device makes it perfect for use in our community. | |
LUCAS Mechanical chest compressors - three needed (£8,844 each) Performing chest compressions whilst wearing PPE is extremely hot and unpleasant which reduces the quality of CPR and can put the medic at risk of dehydration and heat stress. This equipment can take over this task mechanically which increases the chance of the person’s heart restarting. |
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Thank you. If you have any questions, are considering fundraising or partnering with Bravo medics please do get in touch by emailing amber@bravomedics.org.
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