In Thailand there are no Hipaa laws or stuff like that so the volunteers who aren't handling gear or the patient will have their phones out filming and taking photos so they can be uploaded the Foundations FB page.
I was watching a show covering Boston Fire they got dispatched to a probable decomposing body in a room and before entering the complex one of the guys grabbed his scba.
I have a friend who volunteers for the Ruamkatanyu Foundation and he fell asleep in a refrigerated mortuary trailer after the 2004 tsunami now the other volunteers say he has ghosts.
In Thailand Almost all BLS is run by volunteers who have to buy everything that they use so the vehicles used as Ambulances vary here are some examples
I don't know why he told you that but volunteers can use ambubags here they are using one on a motorcycle crash victim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMIbSusQRz0&list=PL754F46A3B2DFAED8&index=30
Here is some video of CPR in a moving ambulance in Thailand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Hn3X_pxD0&list=PLV31vpWtnO2HprwoE21xIqyITGkc9xROj&index=18 The person doing the compressions looks to be doing good despite standing in a moveing vehicle. could it be the size of the ambulance that makes...
Since it is one of my dreams to work in thailand i decided i would share what i know of how the ems system works there. Firstly about 90% if not more of the ems system is volunteer many of the ambulances and gear is bought by the rescuers themselves. In Bangkok 2 main foundations provide ems The...
Maybe pick up trucks with toppers could be used as bls ambulances in rural areas. In thailand most volunteer groups use them you can see some in my thai ambulances album.