IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo , the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, today announced that the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) has purchased 86 Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeters as part of their strategic initiative to “improve the survivability of firefighters and victims suffering from carbon monoxide (CO) toxicity.” The purchase is the single largest first responder deployment of Rad-57s, making FDNY the largest department to implement a department-wide program for noninvasive carbon monoxide monitoring in the U.S.
According to John Peruggia, Chief of EMS for the Fire Department City of New York, the Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter has become a key component in FDNY fire and emergency medical response operations “because it allows our EMTs and Paramedics to accurately evaluate a patient’s blood chemistry, determine toxicity levels, and commence initial treatment of patients found to be poisoned by CO -- all within seconds. The Rad-57 has also become an integral part of firefighter rehab, with all fire personnel being evaluated for CO after operating at large fire incidents, to insure responder health and safety. Expanding our utilization of the Rad-57 with this purchase is a natural progression of the success we have achieved, both in terms of lives saved and hazards averted.”
About FDNY
The Fire Department City of New York (FDNY) is the largest combined Fire and EMS provider in the United States. With more than 11,000 firefighters and 3,000 EMTs and paramedics, FDNY provides the fire protection and inspection, emergency medical, technical rescue, and biological, chemical and radioactive hazard first response services for more than 8 million citizens in an area of more than 320 square miles. Annually, FDNY responds to over 990,000 fire calls, more than 1.3 million EMS calls.
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