An independent ambulance service will debut its first fully medically equipped e-bike fleet this weekend.
Acute Ambulance & Medical Services Ltd (AAMS), based in Milton Keynes, is putting the bikes into action at the city’s Winter Half Marathon on Sunday.
The company said it was the first time the fully equipped emergency response units had been deployed at a sports event in the UK.
Director Kieren Gibson said they would be used for “rapid deployment for things like cardiac arrest — significantly increasing patient survival rate”.
“Events like the MK Winter Half Marathon require rapid, flexible emergency response, and these bikes allow our team to reach patients faster, more safely, and more sustainably than ever before,” he said.
Each e-bike carries a range of medical equipment including an automated external defibrillator and bleeding control kits [Acute Ambulance & Medical Services Ltd]
The AAMS e-bike ambulances can navigate tight spaces and crowded race routes which cannot be reached as quickly by ambulances or motorcycles.
The firm says they allow medics to reach runners experiencing exhaustion, dehydration, injuries, or medical episodes in a matter of seconds.
Each e-bike is equipped with:
full first-aid and trauma kits
automated external defibrillator (AED)
high-visibility safety lighting
The company said the e-bikes use at the marathon positioned it as a leader in innovative and environmentally conscious patient-care solutions.
Mr Gibson said: “We are redefining what responsive, clean and safe event medical support looks like.”
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