You probably have seen this one all the time on your way down the road.  Let’s knock and see if anyone is home

The doors are open and the lights are on.  As you see there isn’t a whole lot of room to operate in there.  It may look big now, but add a patient and a couple of EMTs, then it starts to get a little scrunched.

2594 has actually the largest “box space” of all of our fleet vehicles.  As we get closer we can see how the cot is locked into the floor so it doesn’t go anywhere.  We can also see the bench and captain seats where we sit to treat our patients.  Upon closer inspection you can also see all the compartments that we store all of our equipment.

Even ambulances have side doors just like a mini-van.  Here is another way to get into the back.

Just walking in from the side door?  This is what you would see if coming in that way.  In your direct view is the captain’s chair and the counter which has the IV Tray, automatic blood pressure monitor and our controls for lighting in the back of the ambulance.

This area is just to the side of the captain’s chair.  Here we have all of our IV supplies to start IV’s on patients as well as our automatic blood pressure cuff/pulse oximeter, our suction unit and radio.

Here is our jump seat which is tucked away on the other side of the bench.  This is another place where an EMT has a place to treat the patient.

Just to the side of the jump seat is our heart monitor that allows us to monitor the rhythm of a patients heart.  This machine can also deliver life saving shocks to bring a patient’s heart back into a normal rhythm.  You can also see above the heart monitor is a couple of storage areas.

We come packed and ready to go.  This cabinet that is just to the right of the captain’s chair has all of our “jump” bags.  This allows us to transfer equipment from one ambulance to another as well as bringing equipment with us.

Here is a picture of the bench seat

Now that we are on the outside of the ambulance, we will examine exactly what is in all those doors.  This picture is from the passenger side of the ambulance in the very back.  Here is where we store our turnout gear for incidents that require it and our long backboard for transporting patients with neck/spine injuries or are unable to walk.

Here are all the switches and radios we use.  This control panel controls all the emergency lighting and communication with police, fire and other rescue units.