Secure responders give better care
By Lynn Volkens
Imagine a paramedic trying to provide patient care in the back of an ambulance as it bumps up, down and over mountain roads, gains speed along paved highways, leans and swings around curves, brakes suddenly or swerves to avoid or get past the other vehicles on the road. Some, if not all, of the above is work-a-day for Gilpin Ambulance Authority’s paramedics. The back of GAA’s ambulances are designed to accommodate these specialized road trips. Each piece of medical equipment, canister of oxygen, box of bandages and bottle of medicine has a place. Everything is contained, strapped in and secure and although the paramedic is supposed to be, that can make it difficult to provide patient care. Thanks to a new chair design, created by GAA’s personnel, paramedics here, and potentially worldwide, are able to do more of their work while remaining safely buckled into their seats.
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