i think a small comparison on japanese ambulance response vans would be interesting.
I lived there for 3 years and was shocked at how slow they drove. other cars over-take the japanese ambulances!! and the drivers wear hard-hats!! also, I noticed that cars in japan did NOT bother to make way for the emergency ambulances.
Thank you for that video. There are sure a lot of differences between Thai and western. In Thailand we don`t have that much diagnostic equipment like in the west. Therefore we keep it "load & run" as soon as we recognize that the patients condition is decreasing.
No we use "van" type (based on toyota commuter). Narrow body makes it easy to navigate into "sois" and through traffice, also cheap running cost. Ambulance running lights and sirens in thailand is rare since we have lots of volunteers (FR unit) who assist and transport majority of trauma patients and some people still depend on neightbor and relative as only 20% of all emergency patients visit ER by ambulance.
Thai law doesn't require emergency vehicle to come at full stop at red lights or stop sign, but are required to 'proceed with caution', i believe Nevada or California has similar law. Anyway i think it also depends on standard procedures for each EMS system such as for San Diego Medical Service Enterprise in San Diego, they can't pass vehicle on 'right' side, which i think it's the most silliest thing i ever heard in youtube.
@pattarit I know in LA county we have the proceed with caution law, slow down to 15mph and make sure its safe, but no you can't pass on the right, because they're supposed to pull to the right side of the road to let us pass. It would just create confusion, funny thing though is you're not supposed to go lights and sirens on an LA freeway because of our population, again just causes confusion.
Narenthorn EMS has been providing ALS and BLS emergency medical services throughout Thailand since 2004. It has over 600 hospital based EMS Ambulance stations (20 in bangkok). Number of calls are still low (30 calls/day in Bangkok). Response time is average 10-15 minutes in city areas. EMS Command and Control Center can be accessed by dialing 1669.
damn the thai unit is hauling ass
xn117 1 year ago
I thought the ambulances in Thailand use hi-lo as their standard siren
CDPDPatrolUnit 2 years ago
Hi-los are used sometimes during patient referal. Most pre-hospital care providers love their yelps.
EMIT1669 2 years ago
i think a small comparison on japanese ambulance response vans would be interesting.
I lived there for 3 years and was shocked at how slow they drove. other cars over-take the japanese ambulances!! and the drivers wear hard-hats!! also, I noticed that cars in japan did NOT bother to make way for the emergency ambulances.
easybullet3 3 years ago
Thank you for that video. There are sure a lot of differences between Thai and western. In Thailand we don`t have that much diagnostic equipment like in the west. Therefore we keep it "load & run" as soon as we recognize that the patients condition is decreasing.
pratunamo 3 years ago
Are you using the same type of AMR ambulance trucks, as in the US? I have been to BKK twice and never saw an ambulance on the road.
hannub 4 years ago
No we use "van" type (based on toyota commuter). Narrow body makes it easy to navigate into "sois" and through traffice, also cheap running cost. Ambulance running lights and sirens in thailand is rare since we have lots of volunteers (FR unit) who assist and transport majority of trauma patients and some people still depend on neightbor and relative as only 20% of all emergency patients visit ER by ambulance.
pattarit 4 years ago
is that from being an EMT or did you help write the policy? just curious how you know?
modelswanted007 4 years ago
Thai law doesn't require emergency vehicle to come at full stop at red lights or stop sign, but are required to 'proceed with caution', i believe Nevada or California has similar law. Anyway i think it also depends on standard procedures for each EMS system such as for San Diego Medical Service Enterprise in San Diego, they can't pass vehicle on 'right' side, which i think it's the most silliest thing i ever heard in youtube.
pattarit 4 years ago
@pattarit I know in LA county we have the proceed with caution law, slow down to 15mph and make sure its safe, but no you can't pass on the right, because they're supposed to pull to the right side of the road to let us pass. It would just create confusion, funny thing though is you're not supposed to go lights and sirens on an LA freeway because of our population, again just causes confusion.
Wakagoboom 8 months ago
Nah AMR just slow down at intersection for safety reasons.
Wally1967 4 years ago
Was the Thai recording at normal speed? That looked really fast! Thanks for the nice video!
dbanik 4 years ago
yes, it was recorded in normal speed. the speed was just around 100 kph, but it did look fast because of narrow street.
pattarit 4 years ago
cool! its always interesting to see EMS in other countries
vigilantejustice 5 years ago
Narenthorn EMS has been providing ALS and BLS emergency medical services throughout Thailand since 2004. It has over 600 hospital based EMS Ambulance stations (20 in bangkok). Number of calls are still low (30 calls/day in Bangkok). Response time is average 10-15 minutes in city areas. EMS Command and Control Center can be accessed by dialing 1669.
pattarit 5 years ago