In the latest round of the Friends Fund Applications, the Trustees of the Friends of St Mary’s were delighted to agree funding of £1,295 for a small but incredible piece of equipment, known as an EMMA device, to add to the rapid response kit that is held by the on-call Operating Department Practitioner team.
The money to fund the device was raised by Jussna Mateen, a Biomedical Scientist, who sold her fabulous homemade curries to friends and colleagues in Pathology.
Paul: Has already made a difference to patients and teams
Alexander Paul, Senior Resuscitation Officer/Resuscitation Operating Department Practitioner, said,
“The EMMA device is a pocket size portable capnograph which measures the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled in a patient’s breath.
“This small device enables resuscitation and critical care teams to provide the highest standard of advanced life support when patient collapses in any environment where they are not already attached to high tech monitoring systems.
“This fantastic and generous donation from the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital is so valuable and has already made a difference to patients and teams in its first two weeks of being used.”
Myland: Support is very much appreciated
Lesley Myland, Chair of Trustees of Friends of St Mary’s Hospital, said:
“It’s great for Jussna to see how the money raised by her friends and family has been used. She raised an incredible £1,200 this year to add to the £1,040 that she raised last year, which contributed to resources for Adult Speech and Language team.
“Thank you Jussna and family, your support to the Friends and the therefore St Mary’s is very much appreciated.”
News shared by Isle of Wight NHS Trust, in their own words. Ed
Image: Lesley Myland – Chair of Trustees, Friends of St Mary’s Hospital, Jussna Mateen – Trainee Biomedical Scientist, Alex Paul – Snr Resuscitation Officer, Dawn Hall – ODP, Beth William-ODP, Dan Woodford Apprentice ODP & John Dunkinson – ODP
