AIRBUS Defence and Space now delivered the first of 13 protected-wounded transport containers (GVTC) to the German Armed Forces, reports Paris-based European Defence Review.
The containers, delivered to the Bundeswehr in Friedrichshafen southern Baden-Wurttemberg, can safely transport the sick, injured and wounded to hospitals - and provide medical care in transit.
'Our protected-wounded transport containers improve the Bundeswehr's rescue chain and ability to recover, transport and treat the wounded in crisis areas,' said airbus Defence and Space managing director Harald Mannheim.
'In this respect, the container is further proof of how we and our state-of-the-art technologies help all those who help others.'
The first medical container will be used as a so-called 'proof-of-concept' vehicle. This means that the Bundeswehr will put the container through its paces and train and educate its medical personnel on it, after which, it will go into production. The 12-series GVTCs are to be issued to the Bundeswehr from 2024 to 2026.
The container is six metres long and can be easily mounted on existing Bundeswehr trucks via an integrated hook roll-off system. Cranes or other special equipment are not required.
In the box, two paramedics can treat up to eight patients and, monitor their vital signs and oxygen saturation, perform a defibrillator operation or have patients ventilated via the integrated oxygen-generation system.
It also protects its occupants and the equipment on board from chemical warfare agents, shelling and heavy explosions. A power generation unit enables self-sufficient operation for hours, while the high-performance air-conditioning system allows the GVTC to be used in extreme climatic conditions.
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The containers, delivered to the Bundeswehr in Friedrichshafen southern Baden-Wurttemberg, can safely transport the sick, injured and wounded to hospitals - and provide medical care in transit.
'Our protected-wounded transport containers improve the Bundeswehr's rescue chain and ability to recover, transport and treat the wounded in crisis areas,' said airbus Defence and Space managing director Harald Mannheim.
'In this respect, the container is further proof of how we and our state-of-the-art technologies help all those who help others.'
The first medical container will be used as a so-called 'proof-of-concept' vehicle. This means that the Bundeswehr will put the container through its paces and train and educate its medical personnel on it, after which, it will go into production. The 12-series GVTCs are to be issued to the Bundeswehr from 2024 to 2026.
The container is six metres long and can be easily mounted on existing Bundeswehr trucks via an integrated hook roll-off system. Cranes or other special equipment are not required.
In the box, two paramedics can treat up to eight patients and, monitor their vital signs and oxygen saturation, perform a defibrillator operation or have patients ventilated via the integrated oxygen-generation system.
It also protects its occupants and the equipment on board from chemical warfare agents, shelling and heavy explosions. A power generation unit enables self-sufficient operation for hours, while the high-performance air-conditioning system allows the GVTC to be used in extreme climatic conditions.
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