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A few months ago AMR sent me a PowerPoint presentation about a prototype ambulance that they currently have out in the field. I decided to throw it online for all to view.
Power Point
Power Point
AMR Prototype Ambulance
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KEVD18
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those back up sensors will never work. theyll be destroyed the first time you back into something
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Like the back up cameras, they were mounted at such a height, it made it great for hitting things.
The first back up cam I crushed was on the front of the US Post Office.. I backed into the rain gutter.
The second was on a brick wall at a hospital. I always backed up till the rubber bumpers compressed against the wall. Well, I forgot that the new ambu doesn't have them, and crushed the camera.
The last one they installed disappeared while we were parked at Pizza Hut. Damn city kids even pulled 8' of wiring out... That's why we keep all the doors locked.
The first back up cam I crushed was on the front of the US Post Office.. I backed into the rain gutter.
The second was on a brick wall at a hospital. I always backed up till the rubber bumpers compressed against the wall. Well, I forgot that the new ambu doesn't have them, and crushed the camera.
The last one they installed disappeared while we were parked at Pizza Hut. Damn city kids even pulled 8' of wiring out... That's why we keep all the doors locked.
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We have the sensors on a Ford Excursion. Very nice, espicially in that barge :lol: .
As for the Patient onboard LED.... I like
I also REALLY like the dual attendant seats, and the switchpanel on each side.
Also dig the 4-point harness.
By the way, just before Katrina, at EMS Expo, AMR and AEV unveiled version 2, with a bunch of changes.
Jon
As for the Patient onboard LED.... I like
I also REALLY like the dual attendant seats, and the switchpanel on each side.
Also dig the 4-point harness.
By the way, just before Katrina, at EMS Expo, AMR and AEV unveiled version 2, with a bunch of changes.
Jon
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Not sure of the advantage to placing the house O2 under the squad bench, other than being able to load/unload it in a narrow bay from the rear. On our two rigs, the house cylinders are both perpindicular to the body, one accessed from the compartment behind the driver, and the other accessed under the gear rack in the curbside side door. The space under the squad bench is used for backboard storage, which I'd rather be able to access from the rear on-scene (curbside access for a long board would be difficult in a lot of situations).
I like the back-up sensors idea. Not sure about the need for the additional LEDs...are they supposed to be active anytime a PT's on-board, even when not driving Code 3?
I like the back-up sensors idea. Not sure about the need for the additional LEDs...are they supposed to be active anytime a PT's on-board, even when not driving Code 3?
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Don't know about the O2 - I guess that way it can be horizontal, and there still be a passage from the back to the front? I spent some time in a couple of busses from my "national ambulance Co" employer in LA..... I saw the O2 stored horizontally behind the front seats in a few rigs - I like it, it is nice to not have a big thing on one end of the bench - it also means that a full-size cylinder vs. a small cylinder can fit in it.
I am curious as to where the backboards are stored.
As for the LED's - that was my understanding - they are actuve whenever there is a patient loaded, no matter what.
Jon
I am curious as to where the backboards are stored.
As for the LED's - that was my understanding - they are actuve whenever there is a patient loaded, no matter what.
Jon