Podcast: Are You Ready For Impact?

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In a recent podcast with EMS World, Nancy Morest, OEM Medical Division Director and Éric Hamel, Clinical Director, explored a critical, yet often underestimated challenge in emergency medical transport: securing medical equipment to improve safety for both patients and caregivers.

The discussion began with alarming statistics surrounding ambulance crashes in the United States. With more than 6,000 ambulance crashes occurring annually, unsecured equipment continues to be a major contributor to injuries and fatalities during transport. “A monitor or defibrillator may weigh 26 pounds, but at 26 G force, that becomes 676 pounds of force,” explained the Technimount team during the conversation. “All of the medical devices that are not secured properly are dangerous for the crew, the patient and the passengers.”

Throughout the podcast, the team discussed common practices still frequently seen in ambulances today, including monitors hanging from stretcher hooks, oxygen cylinders secured with straps and IV pumps attached to IV poles. While these methods may appear convenient and efficient, these systems are not transport-rated and can quickly become dangerous projectiles during sudden stops or collisions.

The conversation also highlighted how critical care transport has evolved over the years. More advanced patient transfers now require ventilators, ECMO devices, infusion pumps and multiple monitoring devices inside increasingly compact ambulance environments. As Éric explained, many teams are “trying to fit the whole ICU into the ambulance.” Without properly integrated transport mounting solutions, this creates cluttered workspaces, unsecured equipment and increased risks for both clinicians and patients.

Technimount EMS emphasized the importance of organized, crash-tested mounting systems that improve both safety and workflow efficiency. The team also discussed the company’s universal component that differentiates Technimount products from competitors. The standard bottom disc allows different brackets designed for various medical devices to integrate seamlessly into the same mounting base. This flexibility helps EMS services and hospitals to adapt equipment quickly while maintaining standardized and secure transport solutions.

“When everything has a place, providers can focus on patient care while improving safety for everyone involved,” shared the team.

From EMS and critical care ground transport to air medical applications, Technimount EMS continues to develop innovative mounting solutions designed to support safer, more efficient patient transport across the continuum of care.