[The design and use of a mobile intensive care unit ambulance].
OBJECTIVE
To improve the range of use and efficiency of first-aid in a disaster, a mobile intensive care unit (ICU) ambulance was designed and evaluated.


METHODS
The data of disasters, accidental injury in astronauts, injuries occurred in conflicts in foreign nations were reviewed and analyzed, together with our clinical experience of first-aid, a mobile ICU in an ambulance was designed.


RESULTS
Provided with automatic cardiopulmonary resuscitation apparatus and instruments for surgical life-saving operation, the mobile ICU ambulance could allow the occupants to perform effective rescue means during rush hour of urban traffic. The new model of ambulance was proved to be able to afford an increased rescue rate in disaster scenario.


CONCLUSIONS
The disability rate and fatality of accidental injuries and local conflicts could be reduced significantly by the use of our mobile ICU ambulance.
Center for Special Medicine of 306th Hospital of the PLA, Beijing 100101, China.
Mao-xing
MX
Yue
Xi-yi
XY
Xia
Dong
D
He
Xiao-xing
XX
Bian
Ying
Y
Li
Hou-rong
HR
Xiao
D000552:Ambulances; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D018635:Rescue Work