Rescue 911 - Episode 116 - "De-Fib Phone"

[Huddleupgurlz07]

Thank God for that defiblirator.

[mpwelk]

Roman Noodles... lol

[hotzelj]

Doing CPR on a bed is ineffective as the bed will absorb the compression.

[tenderlovincare89]

they have those too, wow, they don't that for seizures

[pogo506]

woudn't the man had to poen her shirt when they shock her

[hotzelj]

@pogo506 You can shock through a thin shirt but you will likely have trouble - i.e. a fire.

[allgood2000]

@pogo506 He probably did in real life, but I doubt they would show that in a re-enactment.

[pogo506]

do people use this phone yet

[gregorkrause]

I have a rescue 9-1-1- worthy story my brother who has a heart condition called IHSS collapsed at work and was defibbed by inmates.

[AliceCullen0890]

WOW

[pmods1997]

Thank you God!!!!!

[DorvellTStewart]

Just out of curiosity Dave, when it comes to the various Rescue 911 episodes that you have, how do you know which segments are taken from syndicated episodes, which ones are from the Family Channel, and which ones are original Cbs ones?

[allgood2000]

I can tell FAM from CBS because FAM usually has their channel logo on the bottom of the screen (plus if the tape still has the commercials, that makes it pretty obvious). In later episodes, CBS has their logo at the bottom of the screen when the show returns from a commercial. Syndicated episodes are usually pretty obvious because the segments aren't paired with the segments they were originally paired with. I know this one is syndicated because it doesn't end with a preview for "Amtrak".

[Bryan198026]

Well I did some research on AEDs, found a few demos here on Youtube. I'll say this much, the speach quality is miles better than that of the med phone. My only real question would be if a blind person like myself could operate the thing if necessary. But it's amazing the technology they had even in 1990.

[Bryan198026]

I wonder if the newer models speak the prompts. If so is the voice quality any better?

[medicaldud]

I really think it is WONDERFUL, that you can be so calm during something like that. HE DID GREAT. I really appreciate you posting thesse wonderful videos. THEY ARE GREAT. Thank you again, and keep doing it. Its a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG HELP.

[XxTodesengelxx]

Man that woman's husband is calm...

[AED1staid]

I think The Medphone is the first version of the AED.

[Cortex20006]

I miss this show!

I used to watch this show all the time!

[triezen007]

That was cool. Amazing technology there.

[catsandkittys]

WOW I never even heard of those before..and this is the 21 century LOL

[strassj]

I think those lady has poor heart rate?

Those equipment are really handly! In case heart attack.

[elfluvr21592]

you speak grammar good retard!

[MelanieMinako]

Maybe that person is not anglophone, thought about that? The least you can do is appreciate the fact they try to write so you can actually understand even if it's not good.

[kyliecamrynlandyn]

that thing is kinda cool..i've never head of it

[Bryan198026]

I'm curious if the AED's voice is better than the Med Phone's.

[Muuip]

Amazing combination of technologies for a great purpose!

[Bryan198026]

Nowadays I think they're more automated than the one they used here. All I can say is that computer voice sounded even worse than the ones we blind folks used back then to work computers.

[pug6666]

She takes the call at 1:33

[lizzak]

Yeah, it really was like a precursor to the AED - except instead of being automated, there was a professional on the phone analyzing the patient. I wonder if inventors of the AED were inspired by this.

[KittyKarryAll]

It is amazing the technology they have! If that's what they had back then, what ust they have now! Wow! :)

[yesonsnickers54]

People, this is soooooooooo AMAZING!!!!

[ChiefPO10490]

Thats unbelievable! Thats amazing technology for 1990.

[coolgyger]

Actually, The Telephonic Defibrillator (MDPhone in this case, was developed in 1985 and registered in 1987, quite amazing for 80's tech

[jeff1272011]

(2:48) Why would the nurse ask the husband if the wife was breathing if she was seeing a flat line on the screen? I think an idiot could figure that one out.

[xxxViiKatexxx]

nowadays, in airports and other large areas (where it's hard for paramedics to access in a timely fashion) they have technologically advanced AEDs. these AEDs do most of the work for you, including analyzing rhythms (the laymen most likely won't be able to analyze a heart rhythm on an EKG) and assessing whether or not a shock is advised. it's really amazing if you ask me.

[thegrizzly1]

Thank God! yes v-tach is life threatining! good job paramedics and doctors , and nureses who save lives every single day!

[Optimus3999]

Its great to know that she was able to get a heart transplant,hence a happy ending to a scary ordeal.The AED really is a godsend,especially in this situation.

[meggiemeg86]

Do they still use med phones today?

[Tystai]

i jus took a class on AED and CPR at my fire dept so im certified to have a AED

[gregorkrause]

I have a story to tell that may be a legit 2008 9-1-1- segment if there was one my brother was at work one day and suffered a sudden death attack, he was a prison guard and the prisoners got help for him as he went down using an AED and today he has IHSS a heart condition which needed a defibrilator.

[gregorkrause]

the defibrilators me and my brother have are internal defibrilators, pacemakers, the initials IHSS stands for idiopathic hypotrophic subaortal stenosis.

[pixie1310]

WOW!

[FireDispatcher911]

I have to say after seeing this I never knew such technology was availiable in 1990...definately very cool.

[AED1staid]

This is a cool device!

[travelplus1]

What does the tones mean that sound when the MedPhone is working?

[squeaki77]

do they still have med phones?

[coolgyger]

Judging by the year they came out(1985), They'd probably be retired or the hardware has been upgraded and fits in a smaller case.

[1992peter]

They are making advances in medical technology EVERY SECOND.

It's true.

GOOD VIDEO!!

[chrisz71]

where did this one happen?

[allgood2000]

St. Louis, Missouri

[travelplus1]

What do the bells mean when the Medphone is opened. Does this indicate the ringing when it calls the phone or does it mean something else? How can you turn off the bell sound? Is the medphone connected to the phoneline? What if 911 needs to call the paitent and the medhone is taking over the line

[coolgyger]

I would guess that the tones mean that the system is operating. If you listen, you can hear the distinct garbled computer-generated voice say "Dialing telephone number". And I would bet that the user is not able to switch off the tones. Yes, the MedPhone is hardwired to a regular phone socket in the wall. As for communications with Dispatch, the user talks to the MedPhone operator (lady at the hospital) who in turn talks to Dispatch.

[SirSmosh]

There's a new SirSmosh video! It's really good! Watch it at the SirSmosh channel (spent 25+ hours making it)

[evilkitty2007]

that medphone is amazing. it was probably what brought forth the new models of defibrilators that are almost everywhere now. i know they used to have at least one next to the front desk of my high school and i think whenever you opened it it would act like a fire alarm and call the ambulance

[travelplus1]

So basically the medphone has a modem with an auto dialer and it works like a computer online

[coolgyger]

COrrect, I'm gonna guess that judging by the year it was released (1985, FDA registered in 1987) that the modem in the MEDphone was no faster than a 28K modem.

[cbright99]

try 14.4 or less the connection back then was slower than a snail moving but the thing worked well enough to save this person I would love to see how much better this could be now or like 10 years from now.

[baldbrad]

No data connection whatsoever. Signal and control is done through the DTMF tones you can hear. The high-pitched steady or warbling tone is used to paint the EKG information. Pretty good for a 3khz voice circuit.

[Lubylove818]

really good invention...

they should still use!

[mmeronk]

just an fyi also those things cost 35 grand a piece plus monthly fees. Where as now a AED costs as low as about 1200-1500 each.

[coolgyger]

The cost for the unit at the hospital was 35K. But the cost for the suitcase unit was only 100 bucks.

[mmeronk]

As shown if needed the nurse on the reciving end after seeing the status of the heart can send a signal to the medphone to shock the patient back into a normal heartbeat.

these medphone's were EXTREMLY rare back then because of HUGE risks to the patient and bystanders. not to mention those things were extremtly expensive.

Aed's are the "new" medphone's so to speak and are extremtly successful from all the technology in them thats been developed over the past 15-20 years

[mmeronk]

ok people im a paramedic. let me explain this "Medphone" for you.

the medphone is basicly what now is called an AED automated external dedib. the keyword is automated. back in the 90's computer technology wasnt high tech enough to anaylize a persons heart. so what the "medphone" does is sends that infomation over the phone to the hospital so the nurse or so can read it and make a decision. Now a days aed's can do all that by them selves.

[mdrew44628]

Actually, we had the technology back then to analyze the rhythm using software, but they didn't trust it(lawyers...lawyers..lawyers) in the hands of layperson in our sue happy society. vt and vf are easily determined. Today, that woman would have had an implanted automatic defibrillator.

[glowingskeleton]

heheheh, roman noodles.

[kurfew1100]

that med phone is freaking awsome yo nice technoloy but y it came out soo long ago?

[travelplus1]

It is funny how a hospital nurse would call 911 to send an ambulance as opposed to sending one from the hospital.

[allgood2000]

Ambulances are usually sent from a rescue squad, not the hospital.

[travelplus1]

I never heard of Medphone it would be neat to have it at all public and private places

[srubi74]

The AED is a better tool available now and they are in a lot of public places. I've seen them in hospitals obviosly, but also in some public buildings, on airplanes, in airports, places like that.

[stew1213]

my school has one

[chrisz71]

marvelous machines, aren't they? I think they should be REQUIRED to be at every school- not just as an option.

[akcny24]

Does anyone know if they still use this...because I have never heard of anything like this before

[1nm1]

One of the "marvels of modern" medicine that I had never heard of before. Do they still use these anymore???

[allgood2000]

I don't know, I couldn't really find any information about them online.

[Rescue911Trooper]

Why woman was bedridden before her heart attack?

[allgood2000]

She was suffering from chronic heart disease and was awaiting a transplant. They had the med-phone because they knew she had a bad heart and was prone to heart attacks. It said in the end of the segment that she had gotten a transplant.

[blueskyy108]

do they still have med phones around?

[SonnyMV85]

I Don't Think so Im A EMT and i have never seen one only the aed is the closest i have seen

[blueskyy108]

whats an aed?

[SonnyMV85]

Automated External Defibrillation

[happy7117]

The Med-Phone!! I remember this. Shock the heart through beating through the phone with the patient still at home!

[blueskyy108]

wow thats amazing

[doostoos1]

Its almost like the new AED Defibulators.

[Hunterbigfoot]

Very interesting!!!

[bellybutton4]

Oh I Remember This.

[DramaLover4u]

Oh my Goodness! That is an awsome thing! My Grampa, Father, And Grandma died from heart attacks. Its amazing to see somthing that can save lives like that!

[davinp]

I didn't know they had this technology. Today they have a thing they can put in your heart to defiblirate it

[goreds03]

when did they start doin this 1st time i ever seen this done

[alarm56]

thats awesome