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Does the flow rate depend on altitude (helicopter, air ambulance)?

April 26, 2017air altitude ambulance depend flow helicopter rate

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Does the flow rate depend on altitude (helicopter, air ambulance)?

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The pressure inside SmartDose® which generates the driving force for infusion does not depend on altitude. The change of the venous pressure is of minor significance as deviations are compensated to a high degree by the fluid pressure generated in SmartDose®.