Transport Services
Special Events
Business Office
Community
Company History
Other Services

ALS Ambulance Service
BLS Ambulance Service
WheelChair Van Service
 Specialty Care Transport Service  
Information for
 Health Care Workers		 Equipment Specifications SCT Coordinator

At Universal-Macomb Ambulance, we've taken an entirely new approach to the way we handle transporting high acuity patients.  We have a staff of highly qualified personnel who have been trained through the nationally recognized Critical Care Transport Program developed by the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.  This enhanced training enables our CCT Medics to use various monitoring devices not taught in the U.S. D.O.T. national paramedic curriculum.

This specialized training, in conjunction with state of the art equipment on board all CCT vehicles, enables our staff to better respond to complications that may arise during the transfer of high acuity patients.

Our CCT team serves a variety of patient populations, including but not limited to: Acute Myocardial Infarctions, High-Risk OB transports, Pediatric, Neo-natal and Trauma patients who are in need of rapid and safe transportation services to tertiary care facilities.

In addition to continuing education required by UMBC for graduates of the CCEMT-P program, Universal CCT medics go through semi-annual in service training on equipment and medications typically found in the ICU.  CCT Medics are re-familiarized with all the equipment that is not typical of a regular ACLS ambulance.  Other areas of education involve those components not typically taught to paramedics. Such as: chest tube monitoring, blood administration, lab-data analysis, radiological interpretation and expanded pharmacology.

More than a typical  ALS/A.C.L.S. ambulance:

Information for Health Care Workers / Hospitals

  • 3 CCT Units / 2 of which are available 24 hours a day.
  • Available within 30 minutes to any facility we routinely service.
  • At least (1) UMBC trained Critical Care Medic accompanies each and every patient.
  • All 30 Universal CCT Medics are licensed Michigan Paramedics and maintain certifications in:

   P.H.T.L.S. or B.T.L.S., P.A.L.S. and A.C.L.S.

  • Specialty care transport crew composition is determined by the transferring physician. Our dispatch center can assist in determining the proper mode of transport for a patient (ALS or CCT) based on the medications infusing and/or equipment required to accompany the patient (chest tube, invasive lines).

  • Long distance transfers (Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee) are available for patient's unable to transfer via air ambulance.   We have transferred patients to the Cleveland Clinic, St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, and more locally; the University of Michigan.

Darin K. Inda, CCEMT-P, EMS I/C
Critical Care Transport Coordinator
586.939.4350
Ext 121

Medtronic PhysioControl LifePack 12
 Invasive Line Monitoring
Universal SCT ambulances are equipped with Protocol Propaq Encore EL206 monitors, Medtronic Life Pack 12, and Zoll CCT-M Series monitoring equipment.  All (3) devices feature invasive line monitoring of (2) lines simultaneously. CCT Medics are trained and have monitored, CVP, PA, and Arterial lines.  Both monitors also perform basic 5 lead ECG monitoring, as well as Sp02 and EtCO2 monitoring.
Transducers Universal can interface with:
  • Abbott Transpac II
  • Abbott Transpac IV
  • Baxter TruWave
 
 Advanced Pharmacology
Our staff is trained in the use of multiple medications commonly found in the Critical Care environment.  Thrombolytics, Vasopressors, Sedatives, Paralytics, and Antibiotics are just a few of the various class of medications our CCT Medics receive training in.
 
 State of the Art Mechanical Ventilation
The LTV 1000 and LTV 1200 allows ventilation to be tailored to each individual patient's needs with available pressure control, pressure support, volume control, adjustable flow triggering, NPPV and apnea back-up mode. The LTV 1000/1200 is diagnostic ready with Auto Peep and Static Compliance features. The unit features extensive patient monitoring capabilities and a comprehensive alarms package for optimum patient care.
 
  Alternate Power Source
CCT ambulances are equipped with either a high capacity inverter or a gas generator.  Thus, A/C power is always available within the patient care compartment.  Universal CCT units are prepared to transport NICU isolates, IABP and LVAD devices.   CCT Medics receive (8) hours of IABP training during their CCEMT-P training on Datascope Balloon Pumps.

IV Infusion Pumps

CCT units are equipped with (3) MTP IV Infusion pumps. Used exclusively in the military these pumps are certified by the FDA for use in ground ambulances.  To date, these are the only IV pumps on the market approved for use in ground transport vehicles.

Propaq EL-206 Monitor

Abbott Transpac IV

Specialty Care Transport Information Request Form

Select the items that apply, and then let us know how to contact you.

Send company literature
Have the Critical Care Coordinator contact me.

Name
Title
Company
Address
E-mail
Phone