The inside of your rigg

[jmh]

That would be :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing amazing.... except for the fact that your reproductive organs would be shot after a few months with that x-ray

I know! Right?! Evidently this is real. They converted a bus in Dubai. A bus and and ER had sex and this is what they birthed!

 

[truetiger]

We run all type 3's with a mix of Ford and Chevy. We have a pretty standard set up. Main o2 is in the outside compartment just behind the driver. We also have an autopulse, backboards, c-spine bag, stair chair, minor extrication equipment, and extra o2 tanks in our outside compartments. In the cabinets on the wall closest to the cab we have our drug box, auto vent, c-pap, bvm's, iv pump, suction, and ob kit. The cabinets along the driver side have the standard array of ALS supplies. Zoll monitors on a charging dock. Our cots are the Ferno power cots. Our first in bag is a massive ferno that contains almost anything you would need.

 

[WuLabsWuTecH]

Wait, the patient is facing...forward?

I know! Right?! Evidently this is real. They converted a bus in Dubai. A bus and and ER had sex and this is what they birthed!

I'm looking for a picture of cincinnati childrens' MICU. I've seen it once and it kinda looks like that but not quite as extreme...

 

[MrBrown]

Wait, the patient is facing...forward?

No they face backward (away from the front), feet towards the rear doors

 

[WuLabsWuTecH]

Ah, I was confused as to how airway management would work if they were facing forward! I guess the pillow was misleading me!

 

[Too Old To Work]

All of our ambulances are made by the same end manufacturer (Braun). They are all on the same chassis, but different model years. Currently we have 2005-2010 production ambulances. No two model years are identical. The modules are all the same, only different. Crews also have a fair amount of latitude in how they lay out their equipment. Most of the compartments are basically laid out alike, but there is some variation.

Yeah, it drives me crazy, especially when I'm in a back up truck or working in another unit.

 

[abckidsmom]

Saw one of my county's new rigs a few weeks ago. They did away with the bench seat and put in FIXED bucket seats. The medics didn't like it at all because it severely limits how they can position themselves in relation to the patient for IVs and other procedures. A sliding bucket seat might be alright though.

In rural areas, I don't see us being able to lose the bench. When we have multiple patients on a scene, we absolutely MUST be able to transport as many as possible. I've transported as many as 2 immobilized patients and a third sitting in the captain's chair.

I would say that in our county, with 5 staffed units almost all the time, we average a double transport prob twice a week. Given our proclivity to go NUA at 2 pm each day, we really need to keep the bench.

I sit in the captain's chair as much as possible.

 

[jjesusfreak01]

Except that you loose the storage space.

The designers of the truck I'm referring to at no point considered storage space. There are no overhead compartments over the CPR seat and no storage under these bench seats.

 

[DesertMedic66]

In rural areas, I don't see us being able to lose the bench. When we have multiple patients on a scene, we absolutely MUST be able to transport as many as possible. I've transported as many as 2 immobilized patients and a third sitting in the captain's chair.

I would say that in our county, with 5 staffed units almost all the time, we average a double transport prob twice a week. Given our proclivity to go NUA at 2 pm each day, we really need to keep the bench.

I sit in the captain's chair as much as possible.

That's the same reason we can't get rid of the benches. It's fairly common for us to take 2 C-spined patients as long as they are stable. It takes one unit out of service instead of 2.

 

[JPINFV]

That's the same reason we can't get rid of the benches. It's fairly common for us to take 2 C-spined patients as long as they are stable. It takes one unit out of service instead of 2.

I've seen setups on manufacturer's websites where the bucket seats are made to pivot towards each other and the backs lay down flat in order to give another location to secure a backboard to.

 

[DesertMedic66]

I've seen setups on manufacturer's websites where the bucket seats are made to pivot towards each other and the backs lay down flat in order to give another location to secure a backboard to.

Ooh. I have not seen that before. Bucket seats that fold down would be really nice.

 

[abckidsmom]

I've seen setups on manufacturer's websites where the bucket seats are made to pivot towards each other and the backs lay down flat in order to give another location to secure a backboard to.

Has anybody used anything like this? I notice that people feel really unsteady on the bench anyway. This looks like a nightmare.

Please tell me something good about this setup, someone who's experienced it!

 

[Tigger]

Has anybody used anything like this? I notice that people feel really unsteady on the bench anyway. This looks like a nightmare.

Please tell me something good about this setup, someone who's experienced it!

Two of our medic trucks are set up identically to the Demer's units posted above, with the single, sliding tech seat that folds down. They report that they love having the sliding seat and that no one has complained about being transported on the folded down seat, though it rarely happens around here.