Porsche Ambulance

[paratrooper75 41]

Look at this thing. Tons of room to work.

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[Remember585 815]

Where's all the equipment?!

[ems-buff 81]

WTF!!!! how in the hell are you soposed to do anything in that little thing??

In the volly sector we hear the term "clown bus" but a clown car for an ambulance WOW!!!

[wcr20 17]

Yeah, but check those response times...

[ems-buff 81]

Yeah, but check those response times...

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Yes I agree with you on that, but speed shouldn't be a big factor in makeing an ambulance, but safety on the other hand should.

[Turborich 12]

I wonder if it's the Cayenne Turbo... the new ones have a twin turbo v8 with 500 hp and 520 ft/lbs torque ! I agree speed isn't a factor here-but on the Autobahn I would bet it is LOL!

I want one

[JetPhoto 626]

Nice so when the person goes into cardiac / respitory arrest, the driver can drive codes 3 and bag at the same time

[Guest]

hell, i'd love to see that as a flycar!

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

hell, i'd love to see that as a flycar!

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Now that would certainly be something..............imagine that on I-684

[xfirefighter484x 234]

Phasing out medevacs

Fast transports....you got it!!

[wcr20 17]

Back in the late 80's I used to spend some summer weekends up at Lime Rock Park in CT - On the IMSA Prototype race weekends there was a Medical Response car that was staffed by a Race Doc and driven by a licenced race driver that was designed to be able to get out on the track in a hurry, amongst the race cars who might still be at speed. It was a Porsche as well, a 928, with a set of first response medical gear and a Hurst (or similar) tool under the rear hatch. Somewhere I have pix of it, after I am off the crutches maybe I'll see if i can find and scan it. I did a quick web search, and find that Porsche currently supplies IMSA with at least 2 Turbo Cayennes similar to the one shown above outfitted with medical gear, rescue tools, and fire suppression gear for just that purpose to this day. I have also seen BMW cars with similar purposes.

Edited June 25, 2007 by wcr20

[ny10570 745]

The Porsche Cayanne has an FD package available in Europe for chiefs cars. A few years ago Porsche made a small push to test the waters for PD, Fire and EMS but got no serious takers. Once in a while a photo of the demos pops up, but I haven't seen any pressed into service.

[RescueKujo 130]

It is my understanding that a lot of public safety vehicles in Europe are designed to handle the historic small streets in most of their cities. To us, who are used to our Type 2s and Type 3s, it seems like a waste. I remember when Ford went to the smaller designed vans thinking it wasn't going to work. But, as we all did, I adapted.

[ems731 0]

that seems a little dumb. where the heck do you keep the equipment and how on earth do you do any work on the patient? it would make a better fly car than an ambulance.

[NYMedic37 22]

that seems a little dumb. where the heck do you keep the equipment and how on earth do you do any work on the patient? it would make a better fly car than an ambulance.

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Even as a flycar there still isn't a lot of room for equiptment.

Paul

[Oswegowind 17]

That thing is so fast that it will put Chris192 and all the other choppers out of business!