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Aug 14 2012

EMS1 community Top 10 wishes for yourambulanceFor most ambulances arent perfect so we asked our Facebook fans the topthings they would like to change

By EMS1 Staff

Its not Christmas yet but its never too early to start writing up your wish list As medics yourealways in and out of an ambulance mdash it can become a second home but lets face it Theres alwaysroom for some home improvement We asked our Facebook fans whats on the top of yourambulance wish list

A power load and cot system should be astate requirement Our patients are getting biggerand bigger and were getting older We shouldnthave to weight train to be able to bench over 350lbs just so we can survive at work However theexercise is good ndash Robert Nash

Better suspension so that it doesnt feel like youre riding around in a tank all the time ndashWilliam J Vogl

The ambulance should have a lift on it and an updated gurney so it converts to a chair andrises high enough for the crew to work on the ailinginjured after all you only have one back Theambulance crew should have a right to have a healthy snack Some people are so big it is enough tomake the EMS staff end up on an operating table to have their backs repaired because of the obeseailing people Ruptured disks are not comfortable ndash Vicki Rakich

Position the defibrillator so youre not getting caught up in the trailing wires and put signs onall the cupboards and drawers so you can see in an instant what you need when the heat is on ndashMark Dunkerly

Seats Armrests and leg room that is at least moderately reclinable WITHOUT having to movieit all the way forward and jam your knees in your armpits ndash Scott Klimczak

Coffee machine A huge coffee machine ndash Logan Brooks

The ride Can they not make an ambulance that at least tries to pretend it has humans ridingin the back Air ride units dont work and patients continue to be in unnecessary discomfort ndashChristopher Fiebig

A train horn for the people who dont see all the lights behind them ndash Douglas Ramirez

A vomitshyfree zone Larry J Appel

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Andreacute Beaulieu middot middot LavalAn electronic surveillance system that instantly stops and totally implodes theambulance after exactly 150 000 km (or 113 000 mi) My employer (government)keeps our trucks for over 350 000 km (220 000 mi) Just cant stand it anymoreReply middot Like middot middot Follow Post middot August 27 2012 at 823pm

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Mark Gioffre middot EMT at New York City Fire Department (FDNY)mine is sitting at 282000 miles and still in serviceReply middot Like middot August 28 2012 at 840am

Michaeumll Langlois middot Universiteacute de la Vieun plateau rotatif situeacute environ ougrave est le nurse catcher pour fixer le moniteurseacutecuritairement et le tourner selon ma position Il faudrait aussi des siegraveges glissantspour forcer le personnel agrave bord agrave sattacherReply middot Like middot middot Follow Post middot September 19 2012 at 418am1

Jarren Strong middot Pre‑hospital Emergency Care Practitioner at WashingtonCounty Fire amp EMSI used Babyloncom to translate this and this is what spewed out of it Ithink I understand what he meansand agree completely ‑‑gt A rotatingtray located approximately or is the nurse catcher to attach the monitorfueling and rotate according to my position It should be also of seatsslippery to force the staff on board to attach toReply middot Like middot October 3 2012 at 731pm

Charlene Mcdonald middot middot Top Commenter middot Paramedic at AmbitransAnd more powerful sucker fan in the back for the really smelly ptReply middot Like middot middot Follow Post middot August 23 2012 at 323pm

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Baba Ryan Kirubi middot Mert at Humanitarian Organizationa home theatreReply middot Like middot middot Follow Post middot August 22 2012 at 947pm3

Ron Przech middot University of Viet Namstart building them on Caddillacs againReply middot Like middot middot Follow Post middot August 27 2012 at 443pm1

Steven Morgan middot Halogen lighting should no longer be an option anymore LED standard on all trucksYou cannot see Halogen lights when the sun hits them directly Also Air Horns shouldbe standard as well along with better placement of siren controls Camera monitoringsystem that can transmit directly to ER for Dr to see patient and medic at same timewhile enroute Just a few suggestions but the list is endlessReply middot Like middot Follow Post middot August 28 2012 at 838am

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James Frieswick middot Secours parameacutedicaux at Action Ambulance ServiceI already use number 9 at the fire dept On A1 it works great and scares ppl when theare not paying attentionReply middot Like middot Follow Post middot August 28 2012 at 835am

Burke Duzenbury middot Mt Pleasant Senior High SchoolI havent seen a single comment about the lack of safety in the back of an ambulanceThe back of ambulances are DEATH TRAPS When is someone going to beginaddressing this elephant in the roomReply middot Like middot middot Follow Post middot September 3 2012 at 651am2

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