The Hesston Fire/EMS department recently received a grant from the Hesston Community Foundation for the purchase of two Technimount Systems. The Technimount System is a safe and secure mounting system for the EKG monitor/defibrillator to the EMS cot in a way that is functional for technicians and is out of the way of the patient. The system replaces an equipment platform that is flimsy, extremely unsecure, difficult to mount and remove and it reduces access to the patient as it covers their lower legs, according to Hesston Fire/EMS Chief Russ Buller. The previous equipment platform was far less secure and significantly less safe. Because the new systems provide a secure mounting for the heavy device, they prevent the monitor/defibrillator from causing severe injury to the patient or technicians in the event of an accident or hard stop.
Source: Harvey County Now
