CMN Assists El Paso Children’s in Purchase of Essential Equipment

ROTEM Hemostatis Bleeding Management System – $69,700

For children suffering from trauma, medical emergencies or undergoing surgery every minute counts, this essential piece of medical equipment provides critical information to quickly analyze bleeding in children with near real time results compared to a traditional hematology test which can take 40 minutes or more.  For children with cancer, the ROTEM helps determine how to manage blood given to children with cancer (reducing the need for and inherent risks of blood transfusions) and contributes to the detection, diagnosis and treatment of hematologic and platelet disorders impacted by chemotherapy treatment.  Over 3000 children annually are impacted by the ROTEM.

$50,000 of this equipment was grant funded. The balance was funded by Children’s Miracle Network.