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June 28, 2010 |
Pagosa Springs, CO - RMEV Delivers new Ford F-450 4x4 AEV Tramahawk
Upper San
Juan Health Service District took
delivery of there new 2010 AEV Tramahawk on May 28, 2010.
Upper San Juan Health Service
District will use the newly designed ambulance built by American
Emergency Vehicles to better protect patients and emergency medical
technicians by ensuring that everyone and everything is restrained
during patient care and during response to emergency calls.
The Pagosa Springs ambulance
features numerous innovations that protect emergency medical
technicians, patients, other motorists and pedestrians from
injury. Innovations in the safety ambulance include the
following:
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2010 Ford F-450 4x4
With Link Air ride
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Crew
seats, equipment and supplies positioned for optimal patient
care while using restraints
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Crew seats that have
six-point harness systems
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Forward facing curbside
attendant seat for maximum attendant safety
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Three fully-restrained
crew/passenger positions in the patient compartment
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Deletion of the squad bench
replaced with folding seat and counter position for second
patient
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Integrated child safety
seat facing rearward
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Attendant seat that
swivels to multiple locking positions for fully restrained
access
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Built-in mechanisms for
restraining all equipment
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Switch
panels, oxygen and suction accessible from all crew seats
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Safety restraint nets
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Highly reflective
striping covering all compartment doors
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Internal and external
flashing lights on all compartment doors
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Highly visible rear
chevron pattern
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External
cameras allowing the driver to see blind spots
       
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