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In-cab computers for Scottish ambulances
Ambulances having computers installed
Scottish Ambulance Service awards contract for ruggedised in-cab computer terminalsScottish Ambulance hasannounced the award of the PCbased in-cab computer terminalscontract to Terrafix Ltd.The contract worth £8.2 M isto supply, install, integrate andmaintain Terrafix ComputerTerminals, (TMC 1450) withbespoke custom software to thecab and patient treatment area(rear) of the whole of ScottishAmbulance Service A&E fleet.The ruggedised PC terminalswill integrate with the existingTerrafix GPRS AVL solution toprovide the most advanced andcomprehensive Ambulance in-vehicleand mobile data system inthe UK.The contract is a result of threeyears close co-operationbetween Scottish Ambulance andTerrafix during which time bothhardware and software have beenrefined to meet the exactingstandards required by ScottishAmbulance Management,Paramedics and ClinicalGovernance.Adrian Lucas, Chief Executive ofScottish Ambulance said, "Theaward of this contract to Terrafixmarks a huge step forward inambulance technology and makesScottish Ambulance Service one ofthe leading services in the worldthus continuing our efforts toprovide a superior service to thepeople of Scotland."Installation of the system willcommence in the summer of2006 for the 500 vehicles withcompletion expected in the earlypart of 2007.The cab terminal will facilitatethe dispatch, satellite navigation,and status functions for theambulance with the rear terminalproviding an electronic patientreport form as well as clinical support data for the crews.The majority of information willautomatically populate on theterminal, the remainder, enteredby the crew. This information isthen passed from the remotelocation to a centralisedInformation Services Division ofthe Scottish Executive HealthAuthority. Similarly specificpatient information from theHealth Authority can be passedto crews assisting them inperforming their job more safelyand efficiently.John Rosson, Managing Directorof Terrafix Ltd, stated, "We aredelighted after all the hard work tobe awarded this contract. For thefirst time within the UK we will beinstalling a complete in-vehiclecomputing system across acomplete ambulance service.“This means that all the electronicfunctions within an ambulance suchas AVL, Dispatch, SatNav, EPR,Telemedicine etc are linked withinthe vehicle and information is thenexported to all the relevant pointswithin the Scottish Executive HealthAuthority. This should enable crewsto spend more time with the patientand assist the ambulance service byautomatically capturing vitalstatistical data."
