Catseye Response Medical Services

Ambulance equipment

See what UK frontline emergency ambulances typically carry and take a look inside Catseye’s ambulances and rapid response vehicles.

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What does a UK emergency ambulance carry?

Equipment varies by ambulance service, vehicle type, crew and assignment. This guide covers the main categories and common examples for frontline emergency ambulances. Specialist transfer vehicles and rapid response cars have different equipment for their roles.

Airway, breathing and oxygen

Medical oxygen cylinders and regulators
Oxygen masks, nasal cannulae and tubing
Bag-valve masks in adult and paediatric sizes
Portable or mounted suction with catheters
Basic airway adjuncts and, where indicated, advanced airway equipment
Nebuliser equipment and capnography where fitted

Resuscitation and cardiac monitoring

AED or clinical monitor-defibrillator, with suitable pads
ECG monitor, leads and electrodes
Resuscitation bags, pocket masks and spare batteries

Patient observations

Blood pressure monitor and cuffs in different sizes
Pulse oximeter and suitable sensors
Thermometer, blood glucose meter and test supplies
Stethoscope and basic examination aids

First aid, bleeding and trauma

Sterile dressings, gauze, bandages, tape and saline
Major bleeding kit with trauma dressings and tourniquets
Burns dressings, eye irrigation and trauma shears
Limb splints and specialist splints where carried
Thermal blankets and patient warming supplies

Moving and securing patients

Main stretcher and vehicle locking system
Carry chair, transfer sheets or other handling aids
Scoop stretcher, immobilisation aids and child restraints as specified

Ambulance and RRV

Ambulance cover provides a dedicated space for crews to assess and care for patients on site.
Rapid response vehicles (RRVs) help medics bring equipment to incidents across large venues or spread-out routes.

Medicines and clinical consumables

Medicines and medical gases selected under local clinical policies
Syringes, needles, cannulas, dressings and infusion sets where carried
Secure storage, stock checks and sharps containers

Children, maternity and specialist care

Paediatric masks, sensors, cuffs and resuscitation equipment
Maternity packs, newborn warming supplies and appropriate neonatal equipment
Specialist transfer equipment such as ventilators or infusion pumps on suitably configured vehicles

Infection prevention, communications and safety

Gloves, aprons, masks, eye protection and hand hygiene supplies
Disinfectant, spill kits, clinical waste bags and sharps bins
Radios, mobile data terminals or electronic patient records
Vehicle lighting, fire extinguisher, warning equipment and secure equipment mounts

Inside Catseye’s vehicles and kit bags

Every Catseye event medical team and response vehicle carries basic life support equipment and an automated external defibrillator (AED). Tell us about your event and we’ll discuss the additional kit, vehicle and crew appropriate for your booking.

We use Openhouse Products bags exclusively for our medical kit. We choose them for their robust construction, build quality and features that support our infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures.

MT020 response kit stowed in the vehicle

Primary response and first aid bags beside a Catseye vehicle

Patient monitoring and major trauma bags

Handheld radios for event communications

Tamper-evident seals on a primary response bag

Ambulance treatment area with monitor and suction unit

HeartStart automated external defibrillator

Defibrillator and grab bags in a rapid response vehicle

Organised observation, trauma and first aid kits

Labelled airway, cannulation, burns, maternity and trauma packs

Ambulance stretcher and secure equipment storage

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