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Art Students and Engineers Design Ambulance With Ejector Seats

by Terrence O'Brien on April 8, 2009 at 09:42 AM

Ambulance Concepts Feature Ejector Seats, Lack Logic

What do you get when you mix the Royal College of Art in London, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, ambulances, and a healthy James Bond obsession? 'Healthcare on the Move: The Smart Pods Project.' Part art show and part conceptual technology pageant, the project envisions what future British ambulances might look like.

One design, for instance, envisioned a rear treatment area that could be detached from the ambulance's cab, left behind for prolonged periods of time, and mechanically expanded to allow more space for Emergency Care Practioners to administer treatment. One concept even called for an ejector seat that could launch a paramedic into a hectic and difficult-to-reach environment.

We'd love to see an ambulance with a "patient cannon" -- a gun at the back that can fire the sick and injured through the doors of an emergency room, eliminating the need to stop and unload patients. It could make emergency medical transport much more efficient. [From: BBC]

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