When 911 is called in a medical emergency, time is of the essence. The urgent and dynamic environment in which care is provided makes the transportation of patients to a hospital a high risk activity as EMS personnel administer — in motion at high rates of speed — what often is life-saving treatment.
ALTEX became involved in helping to improve patient and EMS provider safety when the company was selected as the preferred manufacturing partner for a client that offers a very unique vehicle suspension system for light and medium duty trucks.
The harness system design allows vehicles, such as ambulances, to maintain steady enough movement for emergency service personnel to provide patient care safely even while traveling at high speeds.