NRK visited the ambulance boat MS “Thea Jensen” to create a video and article about the gyrostabilized stretcher used onboard. This innovative technology ensures safer and more comfortable patient transport in rough weather conditions.
How can a pool table on the Kiel Ferry inspire a medical innovation that reduces patients’ pain and nausea during transport in stormy seas? Finnmark Hospital is now testing a gyro-stabilized hospital bed on the ambulance boat “Thea Jensen,” which reduces 90% of the motion caused by waves. The result? A safer, more comfortable journey for patients and less need for medication.
The Arendal-based company Stable AS is behind the technology, which ambulance personnel describe as a quantum leap for patient transport at sea. This unique solution might even become standard in future ambulance vehicles.
Read the full story about how a seasick engineer, a pool table, and advanced mathematical models created an innovation that can save lives – and watch the video of it in action!