This Micro-ambulance will never be late due to heavy traffic

Hyderabad, November 28: AmbuPod is an inventive product that can become a boon to provide emergency medical care as well as outpatient services in remote rural areas and also it has caught the attention of entrepreneurs at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. It is developed by a Pune-based Dr Lavanian Dorairaj.

 

The AmbuPod is a 3-in-1 fully equipped Mini-Ambulance (BLS/ALS) + Mobile Clinic (that can run daily OPD and clinical services) + Telemedicine Centre that can provide any village with affordable, quality based, daily healthcare, along with 24/7 ambulance services. The AmbuPod contains state of the art medical life saving devices, is a BLS ambulance that carries one patient and one medical staff and can be upgraded to an ALS ambulance. The best part is that it costs only Rs 3 Lakhs.

The AmbuPod can carry one lying patient with a medical attendant, with full resuscitative support including oxygen, suction, Ambu bag, IV fluids, drugs, and many other essential equipment (including optionally, a defibrillator). It is eco friendly, solar powered, low cost, low maintenance, and with the right engine has a fuel consumption of 55-65 KM per litre of petrol.

The ambupod can be connected to any vehicle, from motor cycle, auto rickshaw to a wheel barrow for easy navigation along narrow paths and in any kind of difficult terrain. The solar-powered ambulance has a medical attendant to provide resuscitative care while the vehicle is in motion.