Donation paves way for ‘game changing’ regional emergency response equipment

Monday, 17 April 2023 12:51

Two EMICS doctors run a practice drill with the new heart monitor equipment. Credit: EMICS

A donation from the Oakham Freemasons has allowed a regional emergency response unit to take delivery of a brand new, state of the art heart monitor that will be used to enhance on-site emergency care.

Rutland’s emergency doctors have received support from the Freemasons in Oakham for what they have called a ‘game changing’ new heart monitor and defribillator. The new state of the art equipment was paid for by an £11,000 donation.

There are currently twenty active emergency doctors volunteering with the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS), with more currently receiving training. The charity’s roots began in Rutland in the ‘80s. The emergency doctors are all volunteers, receive no government funding, and rely on donations to keep going. Last year they responded to nearly 1600 emergency calls across the East Midlands.

Chairman of EMICS, Dr Tim Gray, who set up the original Rutland accident care scheme that this grew out of, said the donation that helped to buy this equipment will help many in the county:

“This is vital piece of monitoring equipment, that will monitor the patient’s blood pressure, pulse rate, ECG, carbon dioxide output and oxygen saturation” says Dr Gray. “It will deliver a shock, if necessary and can also deliver the data it collects from the patient to the receiving hospital. That will help to produce seamless care from the site of the accident or illness directly to the hospital.”

For more information on EMICS, please click here: EMICS | East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme

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