Fleet Information

Equipment on Ambulance

Our emergency ambulances are equipped with the following:

Emergency

  1. Automatic external defibrillator or AED (DefibTech or Primedic).
  2. Self-inflating resuscitation bag & its accessories.
  3. Minimum 3 portable 10-L aluminum oxygen cylinders on board with oxygen regulators to deliver the oxygen at up to 15 L of oxygen per minute.
  4. One addtional 2.8-L oxygen cylinder for portability, especially when transferring paitents to and from the ambulance.

First Aid

  1. Standard ambulance automatic loading stretcher, scoop stretcher, 2-or 4-fold stretcher, & stair-chair for evacuation purposes.
  2. Long spinal board or spinal canvas, head immobilizer, short spinal board and cervical collars.
  3. Standard first aid bag with first aid equipment

Medical Equipment

  1. Goldway 4000A (a subsidiary of Philips) physiologic monitor with printer to monitor blood pressure non-invasively, electrocardiogram (ECG), and oxygen saturation in the arterial blood (by Nellcor finger probe).
  2. Non-contact thermometer (ThermoFlash™).
  3. Glucometer (Bayer Contour®).
  4. Anaesthetic grade suction apparatus (displace ≈ 25 L air/min).

Medicines

  1. Nitroglycerine spray for patients with ischaemic heart disease; salbutamol inhaler for patients with bronchial asthma.
  2. Over-the-counter medications (e.g., Panadol, Robitussin cough syrup, lozenges, calamine lotion, etc.).

Disposables

  1. Disinfectant solutions or wipes for hands and/or medical equipment.
  2. Disposable paper towel dispenser, paper towels & airsickness bags.
  3. N95 masks, gloves and gown for personal protection.

Other

  1. Laser examination torch light.
  2. 220V AC power supply on board to power medical equipment.
  3. Fire Extinguisher
  4. Global Positioning System (GPS) Monitoring System

Note: There are no intravenous drip set or fluid on board because our medics are not allowed to perform invasive procedures according to insurance regulations.

Upon request, we can provide the following:

Manpower

  1. Specialist doctors & nurses
  2. Female medics or registered nurse to attend to female patients

Surgical Equipment

  1. Operating table
  2. Surgical light
  3. Operating room grade suction apparatus
  4. Surgical trolleys

Other Medical Equipment

  1. Airway bags:  A complete setup for endotracheal intubation
    1. Two laryngoscopes with various sizes of blades and extra batteries
    2. Various sizes of endotracheal tubes
    3. Stylets
    4. McGill’s forceps
    5. Artery forceps, tapes, cotton ties, syringes, scissors, etc.
  2. Emergency procedural bag:
    1. Portex Minitracheotomy set
    2. Portex Cricothyrodotomy set
    3. Portex chest tube set & drainage system
    4. Needle holder, artery forceps, tissue forceps, suture scissors, Ethicon MerSilk sutures, disposable scalpels for emergency minor procedures
    5. Emergency drugs
  3. Intravenous drip sets and fluids
  4. Terumo (TE-171) infusion pump
  5. Graesby (3100, 3400, 3500) syringe pump
  6. Oxylog 3000 transport ventilator (CMV, SIMV, CPAP, BIPAP, ASV)
  7. Philips physiologic monitor (ECG, NIBP, IBP, ETCO2, SPO2, printer, lithium battery)
  8. Camp beds for light casualties to rest
  9. Additional 2-fold or 4-fold stretchers, long spinal boards, short spinal boards, head immobilizers & cervical collars

Ambulance Manpower

Standard ambulance personnel consists of one driver and one medic, both are certified withAdvance First Aid (Emergency Medical Technician – Basic) qualification and BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support).

For more information, please refer to our Staff Information.

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