These are Bensalem's 1st line Advanced Life Support Units. These are twin Freightliner FL-60 chassis, with Horton Ambulance bodies. These ambulances are powered by a Cummings-C motor and an Allison World Class transmission. The ambulances are designed with a special air bag suspension to provide the smoothest ride possible, and to lower the rear of the ambulance when lifting patients in or out. 

This ambulance is a back up to our Advanced Life Support Units. It is a 1997 Ford E-Super Duty chassis, with a Horton Box. Advanced Life Support (ALS) Units transport paramedics and equipment to the scene of an emergency. These trucks carry equipment such as heart monitors, defibrillators, emergency cardiac medications, and much more. 

Here are the newest additions to Bensalem’s fleet. In December 1998, Bensalem EMS accepted delivery of 2 state-of-the-art Horton Ambulances. These units are on Ford E-Series, Super Duty chassis. This purchase upgraded all of our ambulances to Advanced Life Support Units. Bensalem EMS now has all Horton Ambulances. 

Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas that makes up about 21% of the air we breathe. EMS personnel can deliver oxygen to the sick and injured in concentrations up to 100%. Oxygen is carried on the ambulance in small portable cylinders. We can refill these cylinders from the oxygen cascade system shown here. Each cylinder holds 244 liters of oxygen up to 2,500 p.s.i.

This is a traction splint. This type of splint is use to stabilize fractures of the upper leg.

This is a long spine board (LSB), cervical collar, and blanket roll. This is just some of the equipment paramedics and EMT’s can use to protect your neck and back in the event of an injury. 

Bensalem EMS has provided the Bensalem Police Department with a defibrillator and other medical equipment to assist in patient care until our units arrive on the scene. Bensalem Police cars are already on the road and often closer to many emergency scenes. When seconds may count, the assistance of trained police officer can make the difference between life and death.

This vehicle is a 1985 ambulance that has been converted into a public relations and education vehicle. This truck is currently being retro-fitted to carry books, CPR mannequins, a TV-VCR, and much more. Project COPE (Community Outreach and Public Education) 

This is the inside of a Freightliner ambulance. It is easy to see that many modifications need to be added to a truck when the ambulance is built. 

Here is the patient compartment of an Advanced Life Support. All of our equipment must be portable. Our heart monitor and "first in" bag are on the bed ready to go.

This area of the patient compartment contains all the controls for the rear of the ambulance, as well as all our communications equipment. Here, the paramedics can talk directly to a doctor, while treating the sick and injured. 

Our duty sometimes causes us to get on the scene of other emergencies before other agencies arrive, or sometimes to work hand-in-hand with the police and fire departments. Bensalem EMS makes every effort to be prepared for what ever our duty demands. Here are examples of some additional equipment we carry to aid us in these situations.