Buying Time: OmniDose in EMS

Pediatric cadiac arrests in the pre-hospital setting, are more difficult to manage partially due to the need for weight-based medication dosing . As first responders on the scene, the time to first dose of medication is essential in giving the patient the best chance of survival. Currently, the average time to first dose of medication is 17.7 minutes . OmniDose aims to cut this time by at least half.

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Proof is in the Data

Every minute without epinephrine in a non-shockable EMS resuscitation decreases survival odds by

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The error rate of epinephrine dosing in EMS pediatric resuscitation is greater than

60%

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In seizure events, median number of minutes to first dose of anti-convulsive medication by EMS is

(11)

37%

of pediatric patients given medications by EMS are given an innacurate dose

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56,000

children receive an incorrect dose of medication by EMS per year in the US

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39%

of medications given in the conventional way are dosed in error, opposed to 0% given with a pre-dosed color coded syringe

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