 Equipment sends patient information to hospital staff |
New ambulances, which will relay information directly to hospitals, are to be used in Lancashire. The 15 vehicles, which cost �90,000 each, have been ordered by the Lancashire Ambulance Service.
They carry ECG machines which can transmit information on patients' conditions to the hospital while the ambulance is en route.
Other equipment includes tail lifts and hydraulic stretchers.
The new technology will cut down on heavy lifting for paramedics, which the service hopes will reduce back injuries among staff.
David Hill, Chief Executive of Lancashire Ambulance Service, said: "All our frontline ambulances are less than five years old and we have a very modern and reliable fleet.
"Each year our staff respond to more and more 999 calls and we must ensure that the vehicles are up to the demands we place on them, in the interests of patient care."
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