Defibrillators: A ‘must have’ ambulance device

Whenever the heart beat goes insane alarm bells start ringing. They, in most cases, lead to fatalities. In such a situation a defibrillator is used to calm things down and bring the heart back on track. Traditionally used mostly by trained medical practitioners, it is now increasingly being used by common people thanks to their easy availability and ease of use. Defibrillators are used to generate electric shocks that bring heart beat in rhythm. To understand its significance and working one has to know a little about how human heart works.

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A healthy human heart beats about 60 times a minute, that’s 1 beat a second. This means that the heart opens and closes once every second, pumping blood in and out. But what if the rate increases? Now the heart has to open and close even faster. A time comes when the rate becomes so fast that the heart doesn’t get enough time to pump blood out. Furthermore it must be understood that blood flow path is guided by electrical signals. But sometimes a sudden impulse leads to irregularities that block the path of blood circulation. This leads to drop in cardiac output called as Ventricular fibrillation or VF. This is pretty much the scenario which necessitates use of defibrillators.

By sending a strong electrical shock wave, defibrillator forces each cardiac cell to ‘return’ to their original states thus restoring the heart rate. There is, of course, a gap of few seconds between application of shock and emergence of normal heart beat. Traditionally used only in ambulances and hospitals by doctors, they have become a common medical equipment at almost every venue, whether it be playground, hospital, schools etc. But perhaps it’s most important application is seen in ambulances especially the ones suited for life-threatening conditions like MICU or ICU ambulance services. Aware of its importance many ambulance service providers and ambulance aggregator websites like have made it mandatory on their fleet of air ambulances, ground ambulances and even private ambulances.

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What is a basic life support or BLS?

An emergency can strike anywhere and anytime, sometimes they can be life-threatening and sometimes they can be less serious. And sometimes it’s just about getting an inter-hospital transfer. But regardless of the degree of severity, a  basic life support ambulance or personnel is always needed to provide you with timely and quick medical support. But what exactly is a BLS? How is it different from ALS? In this blog we will discuss about it in a brief.

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BLS is not same as ALS!

To begin with, a Basic life support is one which is intended to provide first medical response to anyone in need. They are different from Advanced life support because unlike them, who are allowed and equipped to administer drugs, a BLS personnel is neither equipped nor allowed to administer drugs and are not trained with invasive skills. Also, while an ALS can be provided only by a paramedic or a doctor, a BLS is performed mainly by the first responders or FR. Even the bystanders at possible emergency places like school teachers at school, a passerby at the site of accident etc. can provide basic life support if they know a bit about first aid.

The basic idea of BLS – follow CAB!

While the medical procedures, sequences and algorithms are prescribed and prepared by medical professionals, the basic tenet is rather simple – CAB i.e. maintaining circulation of blood by bleeding control and CPR; keeping airway open either manually or by using nasal or oral adjuncts; and facilitating breathing by means of artificial respiration. Different countries have their own procedures. For instance, in USA, a bystander can perform BLS if he (or she) knows steps of resuscitation known as DRS-CABCDE (abbreviation of Danger, Response and Shout for help – Catastrophic hemorrhage, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, identify disabilities and environment.)

A BLS ambulance needs some basic equipment…and drugs.

As far as a Basic life support ambulance is concerned, the design and requirements vary from place to place. Nonetheless, there are some equipment and drugs that are common to all of them. These include Automatic external defibrillator (AED), stretchers, suction devices, big mask ventilation units, splints, bedpan etc.

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ICU ambulance: Where to get them in time of emergency?

Where do you go to seek an ICU ambulance service in the time of critical emergency? What has been your experience? Awful I guess. The state of ICU ambulance services or MICU in India is ‘just working’ at the best and ‘largely missing’ at worst. Nothing hurts more than the experience of not being able to find an ambulance in critical situations. The reason for all this mess – aloofness of service providers and inaccessibility of their services. Even if you are able to carve one out, the quality of service leaves much to be desired. So what’s the root of problem? And where’s the solution?

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The root of the problem is the marketing model and strategy. Most of the ambulance service providers have a single aim of focusing on more and more people. This forces them to be centered only in areas where population is high. This has at least two shortcomings. One, more ambulance carriers concentrate on a small area and competition gets ruthless and two, remote areas are left almost untouched. While this is an issue for companies, the patients have their own reservations. First, they can’t really make out which one’s the best. Second, though numerous it is still very difficult to find and contact one of the ambulance providers. It takes lot of time. But don’t despair yet. The situation has begun to change. Few newer companies are focusing not on customers but accessibility to customers.

AMB life is one of them. Instead of going after the numbers, they stayed their focus on companies. To improve availability and quality, it envisions an online portal where different private ambulance providers can come and register their main services like air ambulance or ground ambulance or ICU ambulance and ancillary services like hearse van, oxygen systems, etc. It seeks to build an interconnected web of ambulances all over the globe; a one stop to find all services associated with ambulances and medical emergencies. It also allows for an effective feedback mechanism by providing customers with option to review and rate the services so that the inferior ones can be rooted out easily and only the best are available. To improve accessibility, it allows customers to search for ambulances based on their location. Visit them once and see if they are worth the trouble. In case of an emergency, every little help is bliss.

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The Life-Saver on the Road

Every moment that a patient waits is a moment wasted. In times when accidents have become the call of the day and diseases come in thick and thin, the Ground Ambulance is the one thing responsible for preventing the situation from becoming catastrophic. Being the first medical ‘thing’ to arrive on the scene, it’s important that they are well equipped. But reaching the scene is equally important as being available. With so few ambulance providers and creaky service infrastructure, many a times the patients’ call get lost in the transit. There have been many instances when either the ground ambulance was not available or even if it was there seemed to be no way to reach them.

A well-furnished and a well-timed ambulance can save many a lives. Equipped to handle basic, advanced and critical situations, a ground ambulance is must for providing the Emergency services. The team of paramedics, nurses and doctors could mean the difference of life and death in certain cases. In developing countries where air ambulance services are not that developed, ground ambulance remains the only solution. Even if a patient needs to be hauled through air ambulance, the importance of road ambulance is paramount in providing bedside-to-bedside facility.

Though many attempts have been made to make them accessible, patients’ and providers still get a hard time getting to the situation on time. AMB life is taking a giant step forward to overcome this dual challenge of inaccessibility and unavailability. It is an online portal which allows private ambulance service providers all over the globe to register with them. The patients’ on their part can search for any Ambulance Service based on country, state or even city. The portal even provides them with an option to rate and review the services granted. This step in the right direction and is of benefit to both parties. While ambulance service providers get an access to large customer base, the patients’ get the option to select that at the touch of their fingers.

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Registering and Renting an Ambulance just got Easier with AMB Life.

As the mad scramble for online portals grew, many sites came up. While they offered almost everything very few were in business of saving lives. AMB life is one of them. Providing means of commute for bed-ridden patients was always a risky and tedious business. Risky because it involved someone’s life on a ledger and tedious because so few carriers are involved in providing air ambulance and ground ambulance services, partly due to the geographical limitations. A need was always felt to bring them all together on a platform from where the prospective customers can choose from.
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While use of road ambulance has almost become common now, it’s the air ambulance component which needs a push. Air Ambulance involves transporting a patient via air route in specially designed aircrafts and equipped with live saving facilities. While ground ambulance can be a preferred mode in areas where they are easily available, air ambulance are the only ways of patient commute in remote areas devoid of connectivity means.

So, with all this idea in mind, AMB life envisioned an online portal where Private ambulance carriers – both air and Ground Ambulance can register themselves and all their ancillary services. It envisaged an interconnected world where an individual can enquire and pick up any ambulance related services with just a tap on their Smartphone screen. To root out the risk of bad service delivery, it provides for rating and reviewing the air ambulance services offered. To further simplify the search for air ambulances, it provides for its availability based on state, cities as well user location.

Even if one is able to book an Air Ambulance, they find it extremely difficult to understand its basic terminologies. This naturally drives up the cost. To make it easier, the portal provides the users with articles explaining them about terms used and various cost components involved. The aim is to combine technology with services in a way that it becomes broader, easier and more liberal in its availability and use.

So the next time you are in a fix over picking the right mode of transportation for your loved ones, pause and visit www.amblife.com and make the right choice. The life is precious and AMB life knows the value of it.