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Medical Emergency Response Services in the State of Kerala—Evaluation Report
Published in Anne George, Snigdha S. Babu, M. P. Ajithkumar, Sabu Thomas, Holistic Healthcare. Volume 2: Possibilities and Challenges, 2019
Binoy Surendra Babu, K. Ranjithkumar, Jitendar Sharma, S. Regi Ram
The KEMP Advance Life Support Ambulance is designed to handle all types of emergencies including Trauma, cardiac, labor emergencies, etc. Equipment were also provided for handling such emergencies. The trauma and life-saving medical equipment meet the CEN 1789 European Safety Standards for medical transportation vehicles. This European Standard specifies requirements for the design, testing, performance, and equipping of road ambulances used for the transport and care of patients. The ALS ambulances also have extraction tools which is very important in emergency ambulances, because in many a time, the mangled debris had to be cut open to save the life of people.
Existing Science on Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Design of Ambulances and EMS Equipment
Published in Prehospital Emergency Care, 2019
Bronson Du, Michelle Boileau, Kayla Wierts, Sue Hignett, Steven Fischer, Amin Yazdani
All articles triaged into general design (n = 10) acknowledged that the high rates of injury or death in the EMS occupation were attributable to the complex prehospital environment, as well as the compromising ambulance and EMS equipment designs (Table 1). The need to develop better design standards was mentioned in 8 articles. Articles stated that there were “no science-based standards that governed ambulance patient compartment design and safety” (19) and that including HFE principles and research into ambulance “design, construction, and performance standard[s] would provide a baseline for improving safety, ergonomics and emergency medical care…” (20). Furthermore, the lack of detailed standards limited compatibility between EMS services as they often had to develop their own specifications. For example, there were over 40 different ambulance designs in the UK prior to implementation of the Medical Vehicles and their equipment – Road ambulances standard (CEN 1789:2007) (21). Ultimately, design standards have not safeguarded ambulances from “organically evolving” into a system that is neither effective nor efficient (22). These articles emphasized the need for design standards that are evidence-based and consider HFE.