New Ambulance-Bus Can Evacuate More than a Dozen Patients at Once | האוטובוס שישמש כניידת טיפול נמרץ

Magen David Adom, in cooperation with the Osem Nestle Company and Dan Company, and with the assistance of the IDF's Ground Forces Technology Unit, has developed two dedicated buses in the past few weeks to evacuate multiple sick and injured, safely and efficiently. Each bus can evacuate up to thirteen patients at a time, with two of them placed in the middle of the bus, which is built at the ALS level, and eleven others sit in the back, if needed, the bus can be used to transport up to fourteen EMTs and paramedics to the scene of an incident.

Buses allow many patients to be evacuated, thus saving the number of operational vehicles required to perform such a task. Every bus has sirens and an advanced communication system, which enables the communications between the teams located in the different parts of the bus and the MDA Dispatch Center."

The buses, developed in the light of the Corona virus in Israel, are designed into three separate spaces, to prevent the spread of contagions between patients" *explains Yossi Halabi, paramedic in the MDA Operations Division.* "The intensive care wing includes two beds suitable for the complex respiratory patients, with all the necessary advanced equipment and the back wing allows oxygen delivery to every patient, if needed. "

"We started developing these buses at the peak of the Corona epidemic in Israel," *said the project manager, MDA paramedic Omri Gorga.* "From the beginning we were facing a lot of challenges, but we knew we had to achieve the best result in no time, and make the buses operational. We worked days and nights, together with the IDF's Ground Forces Technology Unit, until the buses were ready. "

The buses were donated by the Dan Company and fully converted to the designated evacuation vehicles, with the assistance of MDA Friends of Magen David Adom, who are also supporting Magen David Adom these days, and the "Osem Nestle" company, which has made a generous donation for the financing of the project. "Auto cool" company and "Merkavim" assisted as well.

*Osem Nestle CEO Avi Ben Assayag said:* "We are witnessing tremendous assistance from all areas of Israeli society to help others and support the medical teams. MDA is at the forefront of the fight against the virus. Together with them, we sought an innovative and effective solution for evacuating patients in need of care, which would include advanced medical equipment. This is a part of the generous donations by the employees of Osem-Nestle. Today it may not be possible to hug, but many hearts can be touched by giving. "

*Head of the Technological Division of the IDF Ground Forces , Brigadier General Tal Aharon:* "As part of the IDF, dealing with the Corona virus and providing assistance to the citizens of Israel, we have developed the Corona “MADABUS” bus, a first of its kind which has been developed and manufactured for evacuating patients in Israel. This is a collaboration of the rehabilitation and maintenance center, and the IDF's Ground Forces Technology Unit and the MDA, the Ministry of Transportation and the "Merkavim" company. The project that turned from a dream to reality in just a few weeks thanks to the cooperation of all organizations will make a significant contribution to saving lives. "

*MDA Director General Eli Bin:* "This is the first emergency medical vehicle of its kind in Israel, which gives us high evacuation capabilities, and which will help to streamline our operations in various cases, where we are required to evacuate a large number of patients at once. I thank everyone who took part of the development and construction of the special buses, including the best minds in Magen David Adom and the IDF, Israeli Friends of Magen David Adom, the Osem Nestle Company, and the Ministry of Transport, led by Minister Betzalel Smotrich.

מגן דוד אדום, בשיתוף חברת אסם נסטלה וחברת דן, ובסיועם של חיילי החטיבה הטכנולוגית ליבשה של צה"ל, פיתחו בשבועות האחרונים שני אוטובוסים ייעודיים לפינוי חולים ופצועים רבים, באופן בטוח ויעיל.

בכל אוטובוס ניתן לפנות עד שלושה עשר חולים ופצועים בבת אחת, כששניים מהם נמצאים בחלקו האמצעי של האוטובוס, אשר בנוי ברמת ניידת טיפול נמרץ, ואחד עשר נוספים יושבים בחלק האחורי. במידת הצורך, יכול האוטובוס לשמש להסעה של עד ארבעה עשר חובשים ופראמדיקים לזירת אירוע מרוחק.

האוטובוסים מאפשרים העברת מטופלים רבים, ובכך חוסכים במספר כלי הרכב המבצעיים הנדרשים לביצוע משימה כזאת. בכל אוטובוס מותקנות סירנות ומערכת תקשורת מתקדמת, שמאפשרת יצירת קשר בין הצוותים שנמצאים בחלקים השונים של האוטובוס לבין מוקד מד"א.

"האוטובוסים, שפותחו על רקע נגיף הקורונה בישראל, בנויים בצורת שלושה אגפים המאפשרים מניעת הדבקה בין מטופלים", מסביר יוסי חלבי, פראמדיק באגף המבצעים של מד"א, "אגף הטיפול הנמרץ כולל שתי מיטות מותאמות לחולים מורכבים מונשמים, עם כל המכשור המתקדם הדרוש, והאגף האחורי מאפשר מתן חמצן לכל מטופל, במידת הצורך".

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