Ambulances

[Sundog]

[quote name='NJMedic' post='167603' date='Nov 29 2007, 16:34 ']For the most part a Critical Care Transport Unit does not do run to 9-1-1 jobs. CCTUs transport patients from one hospital to another. Most of the patients are of a critical nature and are somewhat labor and equipment intensive. My agency runs on 24/7 CCTU and a 10 hr CCTU 5 days a week. Primarily they transport patients coming into our my hospital for cardiac related treatments. We also run a 24/7 pediatric CCTU that does the same for kids and neo-nates. The remainder of their runs are trauma transports from other hospital into ours since we are a level 1 trauma center, Children's Hospital, and Transplant Center. The adult CCTUs are staffed with a EMT, a Medic, and a RN/EMT or Medic. The Childrens' unit is staffed with a 3rd year resident, a PICU nurse, a Resp Therapist, and an EMT. Our adult CCTUs are mixed into the 9-1-1 system when they are not scheduled for a transport. Here in NJ CCTUs are specifically licensed by the State. Back in the day I rode this unit for a couple of years. Nice mix although you would be surprised what little it takes to classify a patient as "critical" (the sending physician makes the decision).[/quote]



I thought it was likely something like that, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for the detailed definition.



Anyway, here's a shot of one of Acadian Ambulance's CCT units.