Chicago Fire Dept gets a new BUS SIZED AMBULANCE that can treat 13 people at once! Great for the inn

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  1. kwflatbed Subscribing Member MC1+MC2 +MC3 82K+Poster

    Chicago Fire Dept gets a new BUS SIZED AMBULANCE that can treat 13 people at once! Great for the inner city multiple shootings!


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    A bus-sized ambulance that allows treatment of 13 patients at a time was unveiled today by the Chicago Fire Department, along with new heart monitors for all fire ambulances.

    A custom-built CFD EMS patient transport bus was purchased with about $500,000 grant funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, allowing emergency treatment and transport for 13 patients, according to a CFD news release.

    It has an onboard staff of four and is equipped with Automatic External Defibrillators and pulmonary support equipment including oxygen and emergency care drugs.

    “The Chicago Fire Department’s EMS patient transport bus is the first of its kind in Illinois and will be used for any incident where multiple patient transports can be consolidated for delivery of more efficient care and resource management,” said Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago.

    The CFD also announced 12-Lead ECG monitors are now in all advanced life support ambulances, which will allow paramedics to more quickly diagnose heart attacks.

    “With the 12-Lead ECG monitors in place in all of the CFD’s 60 ALS ambulances, we have upgraded to the most advanced mobile cardiac diagnostic tool currently available for heart attack patients,” Santiago said in the release.

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    kwflatbed, Jun 17, 2012
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  2. Deuce screw you...

    Great for mass casualties.

    Or in Chicago's case, Saturday night in da hood.. Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week, try the veal, and don't forget to tip your waitresses....
    Deuce, Jun 17, 2012
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  3. niteowl1970 Moderator

    Also great for Children's birthday parties and baby showers in Brockton, Springfield, and Boston.
    niteowl1970, Jun 17, 2012
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  4. frank Rookie Moderator

    Well, it's great that it has 13 stretchers in it...and without 13 people triaged, you're treating 13 people at once...which would require 13 medics, making it a glorified motorhome with 13 medics, 13 patients, and at least one driver that probably requires a CDL depending on state law, because it may not be classified as a fire apparatus. In other words, you have a motorhome stuffed with 27 people.

    I don't see that being very comfortable or efficient. But hey, it's Chicago, where guns are illegal, cops are underpaid, and nothing bad EVER happens!
    frank, Jun 17, 2012
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  5. Hank Moody You get what you give

    Half a Million ?????? More disgusting waste of DHS money. The Chief a retired MA Sheriff ?
    Hank Moody, Jun 17, 2012
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  6. Meat Eater MassCops Member

    Is it bullet proof?
    Meat Eater, Jun 18, 2012
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  7. GMass Supporting Member

    Have you seen some of the ALS rigs? I've been in one that cost 700k. Fridge, freezer, towel warmer and all and can only care for 2 at once. that price isn't a bad deal!

    When does CPD get a 700,000 toy? WE LOVE TOYS!
    GMass, Jun 18, 2012
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  8. Killjoy Zombie Hunter

    Hey, with all the shootings this last weekend, maybe this thing could just make stops, like a bus, picking up the dead and wounded!

    In all seriousness, what a complete waste of money. An EMT's job is to stabilize and transport, not treat. Save that for the doctors; btw where in Chicago are you more than 10 minutes from a hospital?
    Killjoy, Jun 18, 2012
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  9. Nuke_TRT Stirrer of the Pot

    Too many medics want to stay and play, when they should really scoop and screw.
    Nuke_TRT, Jun 18, 2012
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  10. USAF286 MassCops Member

    It needs a 50 cal turret on top


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    USAF286, Jun 18, 2012
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  11. Hush Moderator

    Worth every penny if they can treat and release drunks and junkies without clogging up ER's.

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    Hush, Jun 18, 2012
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  12. Hush Moderator

    England uses something similar for the above.

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  13. mtc High Priestess

    Only thing I can think of it being good for is triage for a mass casualty incident.
    mtc, Jun 18, 2012
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  14. USMCMP5811 Administrator

    MC M&G party transport? :D
    USMCMP5811, Jun 18, 2012
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  15. frapmpd24 Senior Member

    Brings knew meaning to the term "Funny Bus" for Section 12 calls. Not too hard to find loosely wrapped citizenry to fill more than one of those things.


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