4. MONEY TIME
75% of maintenance time is spent searching for the item.
As often as not, when the item is found
20% of typical EMT assets are lost or stolen during their
useful life. Average cost per item $3,000 per item.
SAFETY
There are an estimated 4,500 accidents involving
ambulances each year.
6. TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV
Sources:
http://metronixinc.com/site/ambulances.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_the_United_States
Type I and III ambulances are mostly used at
airports, chemical plants, oil refineries and
when the ambulance has to be equipped with
medical equipment for Advanced Life Support.
Type I and III ambulances are mostly used at
airports, chemical plants, oil refineries and
when the ambulance has to be equipped with
medical equipment for Advanced Life Support.
Type II ambulances are mostly used by
hospitals, Ministry of Health and when the
ambulance is used to transport patients that
only require Basic Life Support features
Its compact design enables you to maneuver in
areas that conventional emergency vehicles
can’t access and therefore greatly reduces
your overall response times.
7. In 2011 Pinellas County Florida
the Sunstar Ambulance System (74 ambulances with 64 in service each day)
Ambulance $120,000 (replaced every 5 to 7 years)
Fully Equipped Ambulance $180,000 additional
Total cost to put an ambulance on the road $300,000
Yearly cost for medical supplies was $1.8 million
Revenue collected from user fees $41 million
21 million is paid yearly to an outside company to buy ambulances, fuel and service them, hire and pay paramedics and
emergency medical technicians to staff the vehicles, and transport emergency medical calls.
http://www.operativeiq.com/ambulance-equipment-and-supply-costs/
8. Radio-Frequency Identification Tag
Chip + Product code
Equipment Max Range 10-15 ft
Medical consumables and medical
equipment are fitted with RFID chips,
and are then checked regarding their
completeness, expiry date respectively
maintenance intervals.
Reads out all RFID chips in the nearby
environment.
Transmit all relevant information in real time.
Can add customized sensors relevant to the
equipment or consumable.
The ambulance staff always has an
overview at the situation of the
equipment.
Checklist Display
Ready + Required
Notify the required
Alert the nearby station on the
requirements for a quick refill.
Sources:
https://www.was-vehicles.com/en/products/was-assist-systems/equipment-monitor-with-rfid-was-smart-check.html
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17. Supply Station Pre-labeled
Supplies
Required are
transferred
Security sensor
at the entry of
loading bay
All equipments
entered are added to
the current assets
Loading
INTO THE AMBULANCE
Monitoring
IN THE AMBULANCE Check the
Assets with
RFID scanner
Get info on the
missing
assets
Send
requirements
using WLAN
Supply station
staff collects
the info
The right supply
station to pick up
assets is
recognized
18. PASSIVE RFID ACTIVE RFID RFID + SENSORS
Sources:
https://www.rfidjournal.com/site/faqs#Anchor-How-7638
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https://www.airfinder.com/blog/rfid-cost
RFID + TAG RFID + TAG + BATTERY RFID + TAG + BATTERY + SENSOR
Signal:
Draws power from the reader, which sends out
electromagnetic waves that induce a current in
the tag's antenna.
Assets:
All equipments
Data:
Name, Completeness, Expiration Date
Signal:
Have a battery, which is used to run the
microchip's circuitry and to broadcast a signal to
a reader (the way a cell phone transmits signals
to a base station)
Assets:
Wheelchair, Stretcher, Defibrillator, etc,.
Data:
Name, Completeness, Expiration Date,
maintenance interval notification, notification if
missing or lost or far from RFID antenna.
Signal:
Combining RFID tags with sensors that detect
and record temperature, movement, even
radiation.
Assets:
Medicine, Oxygen cylinders, etc, ; to check
temperature, pressure, etc,.
Data:
All as before +
Alert on tag being removed from asset
Alert on motion
Alert on an open or close (security seal)
Alert on infrared sensor
Alert on temperature
Alert on button push as in panic
24. Track EM equipment and supplies
Check expiration dates
Reduce equipment malfunction
Reduce downtime
Quick Inventory of supplies
Provide EMS vehicles location
Schedule regular maintenance of
vehicles and equipment
25. Sales teams
Trade Shows
Website
Provide ‘Value Add’ ?
After Sales
Install RFID equipment in EMS vehicles
Software and App for asset tracking/management.
Provide customer support and offer upgrades to
system
26. Customer Care:
One on one service to customer
Design and deployment of tracking and monitoring
services
Use Smart Hub to monitor, track, and schedule
maintenance for EMS vehicles
Customized customer solutions
User training
27. SUPPLY
PARTNERS
Fixed RFID readers.
Mobile RFID readers.
Reader Antenna.
Passive RFID.
Active RFID.
TRACKING:
Alien Technology.
Zebra.
Omni-ID.
Xirgo Technologies.
WLAN Antenna.
Cellular data or Wifi.
CONNECTIVITY
Telex.
KBT Communications
Inc.
Verizon.
Xfinity.
Asset Tracking software
for Supply Stations.
RFID reader Display
customization.
Addition to current
SmartHub.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft
OTHER
Insurance
Investors
28. SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
Centralized Hub
Mobile RFID reader
display
SmartHub Addons
RESEARCH
User
Product/Custom
Platform design and
development
IoT sensor interface
communication
Dashboard
MARKETING & PUBLIC
RELATIONS
Marketing
LEGAL COMPLIANCE
HIPAA Regulations
INSTALLATION &
MAINTENANCE
Equipment Installation
Customer Support
29. Mobile interface for tracking
Desktop interface for tracking & management
Customer training
Sales training
Human Resources - Information Security Analyst, Database
Architect, Software developer, Installers, Project Manager
Hardware: Equipment
Data and analytics
31. One-time Billing
EMS vehicle tracking and monitoring
equipment
RFID system equipment
Project Management Fees
Custom Design
https://www.dcs-is-edi.com/services/next-level-erp-conversion-service/proces
s-automation/rfid/
Reoccurring
Subscription by number EMS vehicles and assets
being tracked
Upgradable plan options for active RFID with sensor