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Mobility Aids for Tight Spaces
Carry Gear for Stairwell and Walk-Up EMS Responses
When the elevator’s broken on the sixth floor, your equipment weight is the call. We break down ligh...
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Articles by The Urban Xchange Design Board
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Compact Medical Carts & Kits
Setting Ambulance Par Levels for Busy Urban Routes
On a busy downtown shift you restock between every call or you run dry. Here’s how to set par levels...
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Ergonomic Seating & Adjustable Tables
Waiting-Room Seating That Survives a High-Traffic Urban Clinic
A community clinic seats hundreds a week. The wrong chairs fall apart in a year. We cover wipe-down...
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Pop-Up & Mobile Care Setups
Fitting Exam Tables Into a 600-Square-Foot Storefront Clinic
We turned a former retail storefront into a two-room clinic. The exam tables made or broke the layou...
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Community & Shared Care Spaces
Naloxone Distribution: Storage, Carry, and Resupply
Naloxone only saves lives if it’s in date and within reach. We cover heat exposure, carry options, a...
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Buying Guides & Standards
Stocking a Needle Exchange: A Supply List That Actually Works
A working needle exchange is more than syringes. Here’s the full resupply list — sharps containers,...
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Air-Quality Monitoring
Personal Air-Quality Monitors Worth Carrying on Outreach
When the air index spikes, your outreach team needs to know before the headaches start. We review po...
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HEPA Filtration & Air Purifiers
How to Size HEPA Filtration for a Clinic Next to a Highway
If your clinic sits 200 feet from an interstate, room air turnover matters as much as your exam equi...
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Compact Medical Carts & Kits
Keeping Cold Chain Intact on a Mobile Vaccine Run
Lose power for 40 minutes in traffic and your vaccine run is over. We cover onboard refrigeration, i...
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Pop-Up & Mobile Care Setups
Van or Bus? Picking the Right Vehicle for Your Mobile Clinic
A 26-foot bus reaches more patients per stop but can’t park half the places a van can. Here’s how de...
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Home Health Monitoring
Choosing Glucometers for High-Volume Walk-Up Screening
A clinic-grade glucometer and a street-screening glucometer are not the same tool. We break down str...
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Packing & Protecting Small Items
What We Cut From the Outreach Backpack to Save 4 Pounds
After three months of 12-block walking routes, our outreach team weighed every item in the backpack....