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Used in the 1980s and designed to facilitate the movement of patients down stairs and into ambulances. Item was not carried in ambulances and had to be delivered to incident site when required. Item was not a success and ambulance officers continued to use chairs to move patients down stairs. Source Chas Martin AHSV curator 7 November 2016
Red metal tracked chair with blue canvas seat.
Ref plastic case with black handle containing syringes and cannulea
Half torso training manniken displaying respiration organs. Model is in carry case.
Wodonga Ambulance
Metal frame stretcher with blue plastic support and separate yellow plastic rescue slide.
Max Load 220 kg. Rural Ambulance Victoria sticker. Email address www.dhsemergency.com
Blue canvas carry bag containing metal and canvas splint used to stabilise fracture of femur.
Metal box on stand containing C.I.G. oxy viva resuscitator
C.I.G
Laderdal arrhythmia training manikin and child.
Skillmeter Resuscianne
Blue canvas, rectangular shape with pockets for carrying poles to be inserted.
Mallee Region - Linen Service - Mildura
Ashford Litter, covered stretcher on wheels 112 cm diameters wooden spoke wheels with rubber tyres.
Ferno Washington stretcher (early model). Steel frame with blue vinyl mattress on canvas webbing.
Ferno Washington Stretcher (early model). Aluminum frame with cream vinyl mattress and restraining straps and patient security sides.
Collapsible aluminum stretcher with blue vinyl covered mattress. Security sides and restraining straps. Lime green undercarriage.
Reclining carry chair, steel frame, khaki canvas cover with eyelet and cord lashing. Canvas restraining strap and footrest, four wheels and four handles.
Vinyl and aluminum portable evacuation chair with four handles for lifting
Worlds first,
Aluminium folding chair with four wheels, two large two small covered with yellow vinyl. Black belt holding straps. Used for evacuation.
Operation instructions on seat reverse with diagrams.
Blue vinyl construction with black back pack straps with outside storage pockets. Interior contains first aid consumables contained within clear inserts. Outside has reflective tapes.
Solid state Receiver using germanium transistors. Valve Base 50 Watts
Communications equipment that transisioned from valves to solid state
Large Metal Blue cabinet holding a separate transmitter and reciever
Pye Base Station F60
Used to place patient records into a database for the Metropolitan Ambulance Service. It was used from 2008 until late 2010
White coloured machine still in good physical condition with powersupply and leads
Image Data Microfilm ScanPro 1000
blue canvas softbag containing extraction device made of webbing straps and canvas with hard inserts
marker is Neann
rad canvas bag containing air splints and pump
hard black plastic case with monitor encased in foam
instructions for teaching ECG interpretation, arrhythmia management and haemodynamic waveform recognition
hard red leather case with valves
hard red leather case with oxy valves
MA38 oxy-viva operating instructions
Black framed colored photograph of Mercedes Benz 312 built in 2000 by Mader International
mercedes benz, mader international, vehicles, ambulance
UHF portable Radio Saber Black Plastic front Led
Motorola Pr 111
Motorola Saber Portable radio Battery Premier with spring loaded belt clip
Made in Australia battery Pb95 PR 181
Motorola Portable radio Saber UHF mullti Channel Small antenna Metro portable radio PR 196
Motorola battery premier Ni cad Australia
Plastic Pen light Torch ever ready
Ever ready pen light Torch
Cylinder Pen Light Torch
Made in England
Pen Light Torch
Made in England Eschmarnay
Scissor Pouch
Victorian Collections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
