Originally posted by TTLWHKR+Oct 3 2005, 09:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (TTLWHKR @ Oct 3 2005, 09:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-VinBin@Oct 2 2005, 10:40 PM
Thanks for the advice, yea, Abbott seems to be a great place to work. I think I was worried about the same thing Jon, I'm afraid that falling into too much of a routine in "the regular" patient transport will invariably bring down the "emergency" skills.
DT4EMS, what response units are you referring to, the only emergency crew I though Abbott had was for special situations. I would be more than happy to find out they did emergency response. And why do they use the massive ambulances for just patient transport, is it common for routine transport to turn into an emergency?
Some transports are emergencies...
Patients need to be transported to other facilities, they need special monitors, machines, respirators, lots of oxygen..
Some of these trucks have one or two oxygen generators, back up tanks, a generator in case the rig breaks down.
Other rigs have seating for patient family, incubators, two or more stretchers for transports, or maybe they are outfitted for long distance transports.
The service I worked for had two massive rigs for transports only. Four door cabs, 13' patient compartments, two cots or two incubators, seating for parents, TV/DVD player for children transports, multitudes of patient monitors, a video link to the command hospital, computer systems, three H cylinders, two oxygen plants, two generators, plus all the equipment required by an ambulance. We could carry 2 paramedics, and either 2 nurses or a nurse and an MD. Did a lot of complicated pregnancy transports, premie's, etc.. Patient transport is an entire different industry these days.. They make ambulance as big as luxuary RV's just for transports.
And I
do want one of those... Whacker VIII [/b][/quote]
I've never seen one that big.
My Company just got the local Children's Hospital contract. They have 3 brand new rigs.... all have an onboard generator (Don't know if it is an all-the-time thing, or a backup) also have GPS navigation. I think they all have DVD players in the back.
Possibly also a back-up camera, but not sure.
These are large E350/e450 rigs.
I've seen a cuople different Children's transport Crew-Cab Medium Duty rigs.... HUGE.
Although, what Alex and I talk about are High-end transport.... these trucks always roll with RNs/Medics and sometimes Doctors onboard, and transport REALLY REALLY REALLY sick folks to tertirary care teaching hospitals.
The majority of "Transport" EMS is BS (BLS without any life
). These are taking Grandma to and from Dialysis, or to the Poditrist, when Grandma is living in a nursing home and can't walk. These are all gaurenteed paid runs, because the patient has insurance that will cover ambulance transport, as long as certin conditions are met.
Working, even as a driver, for a Hospital retrivial team, is good experience, but they are usually VERY picky about who they take (Usually they contract with a transport Co. to supply/maintain rigs and EMT's to drive the trucks). The Transport co. often has little tolerance for late employees or those who don't look and act professional at these retrivial team positions.
Jon
