Oxygen Carried to Accident Scene
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A NEW ambulance body carrying the latest oxygen resuscitation equipment has been built by Wadham Bros., Ltd., Waterlooville, on a Morris chassis. The ambulance was designed by the medical department of the Esso Petroleum Co.. Ltd_ with the co-operation of British Oxygen Gases, Ltd., and is in service:at the refinery at Fawley, Hants. Two-way radio communication enables the ambulance to be directed to any part of the large site should an emergency arise. An oxygen pipe-line is served by two 120-cu.-ft. cylinders in the cab. The piper-line has three outlet points, one in the cab And the remainder in the patients' compartment.
Three resuscitators are carried; one is portable to enable patients to be revived at the scene of the accident. The remaining two can be connected to the oxygen pipe-line, and a 75-ft. extension lead is provided for them, so that treatment can be administered at this .distance from the ambulance. The treatment is of value in cases of gassing, severe burns, chemical hazards and electrocution.
The ambulance accommodates a maximum of four patients lying down, or one lying down and six sitting. A portable guide light provides illumination at a distance of 60 ft. from the vehicle and a siren and flashing light give warning in the more noisy areas of the refinery.
Heating under the floor ensures a constant warm atmosphere inside the vehicle. Bamboo stretchers and a 50-ft. lifeline for raising or lowering injured persons arc provided, together with a tow-rope.