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platform. Patients with a suspected neurologic injury should Acknowledgments
orient head-forward to maximize venous return since the air- We would like to thank the Servicemembers serving under
craft’s nose will be elevated during flight. Special Operation Command Africa for supporting ERST, the
CPR personnel that supported multiple training events and
During the PC-12 critical care transport, the transport team combat operations, and ERST-6 for sharing their experiences
used two different ventilators due to equipment failure. Initially, in patient transport and for providing the photos in Figures 3
the team used the Zoll Impact Uni-Vent 731 EMV+ (https:// and 4.
www.zoll.com/products/ventilators/emv-plus). However, due
to a high-pressure ventilator alarm on the Zoll Impact ven- Disclosures
tilator, the team switched to the SAVeII (AutoMedX, https:// The authors have no financial relationships relevant to this
automedx.com/products/save-iiplus/). The high- pressure alarm article to disclose.
was related to the PC-12 lacking an oxygen pressure regula-
tor, thus triggering the automatic shut-off feature. Because the Disclaimer
SAVeII ventilator does not require an oxygen pressure hose, The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the au-
the team managed the patient on the SAVeII with the corru- thors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of
gated tubing adapter connecting the ventilator’s oxygen intake the Army, the Department of Defense, or the US Government.
valve to the PC-12 oxygen regulator. It was critical that the This article contains information and content related to prod-
medical personnel were able to troubleshoot and resolve ven- ucts and manufacturers for educational purposes and does not
tilator issues, and thus future training and preparation should constitute an endorsement by the Department of Defense.
reflect this.
Author Contributions
We identified three limitations of the PC-12: NB and JM conceived the study concept. All authors collected
data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
1. With only one ingress or egress, the team must decide pa-
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