ALS Ambulance Medic 25 PGFD

ride along with paramedic ambulance 25 en route to a medical call outside its area. The local medic unit was already dispatched on an other call. Fort Washington firefighters were already on scene with an engine and ambulance - by Dirk Steinhardt - http://www.rescue911.de - Clinton, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA - September 2006

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[Dufik1992]

This is really SLOW vehicle. I hope that person werent seriously injured... Peace

[Rekendo0661]

@85transam- Yes! Battering Rams!

[lukey123MW]

@ihmesekoilua I agree with you.

[SuffolkBuff]

@Dufik1992 They said it was a diabetic w/ low blood sugar.

[EnjoyFirefighting]

@canterburyfiredept well we actually move quite fast with our ambulances through the city streets :)

[NachtWolfES]

@thebridgeportkid1 If the patient was having a heart attack it's likely the local basic life support rig wouldn't wait around for the advanced life support rig. It's likely they would perform an ALS intercept on the way to the hospital. An ALS intercept is when an advanced life support vehicle meets up with a basic life support ambulance on the way to the hospital, sometimes on local roads, sometimes on highways. The gear is transferred quickly then transport continues

[NachtWolfES]

@Dufik1992 They were responding outside of their area which increases response times. As stated in the description, the local basic life support rig was dispatched as well. They likely arrived within 7 minutes of the dispatch which is a reasonable time. The guiding principle of EMS is to do no harm, and if we were to go double the speed limit, our risk of getting into an accident increases by at least quadruple, thereby increasing the chance of causing harm to ourselves or others.

[NachtWolfES]

@ihmesekoilua I've ridden on both type II cabs and type III cabs (type III being one of the larger boxes), and I much prefer the type IIIs in my hometown where the nearest hospital is 20ish minutes away. I've also worked in areas where the nearest hospital is 5 minutes away and there we use a van (type II) cab and it made sense to do so.

The point is, the ambulance is built to service the area... larger for rural, smaller for city.

[NachtWolfES]

@ihmesekoilua

It's a matter of preference and location. Part of the reason European ambulances (type II cabs) are so small is because the streets of Europe are packed and hard to maneuver in with larger vehicles. Cities often use smaller ambulances than rural areas since hospitals are closer in city areas. If the nearest hospital is 30 minutes out, you'd want the extra room in the back to work with.

[ihmesekoilua]

What I don't understand is using those commercial size trucks as a basis for an Ambulance... European ambulances are usually built around a mid-to-large size van that's far more maneuverable and equipped with a 4 cylinder turbo diesel that gives a lot better performance compared to these battering rams :P

[shameho]

good another driver.

[astanford09]

First Ambulance ive heard with a Q :|