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19 <br /> LifeLineMobiW <br /> 15 evaluation criteria for <br /> buying a new mobile unit <br /> Buying a new mobile unit is a daunting task. These 17 criteria will lead you back to Lifeline every time. <br /> 1 2 YEARS-NO EXCEPTIONS for your new vehicle FREE GRAPHICS ASSISTANCE for designing and <br /> warranty coverage. That means all parts and labor applying your exterior graphics. <br /> are included. Watch for vendors that say that they <br /> provide manufacturers'pass-through warranties. 11 ALL-METAL CABINET FRAMES with fully adjustable <br /> Many don't include labor! shelves, and real locks on all the doors and drawers, <br /> 2 provide beautiful, long-lasting interiors. Avoid <br /> NO WOOD should be used in the structural members cabinets made from particle board or MDF (medium- <br /> of your new van. Because it's a lot cheaper than density fiberboard). These simulated wood products <br /> metal or man-made composites, most manufacturers are okay in a home, but won't last on the road. <br /> use wood in walls, ceiling, and floors, where it will <br /> eventually warp, rot, or disintegrate through de- 11 RECESSED AWNING to prevent damage from trees. <br /> lamination. Watch for disguised terms like luan or If the awning isn't recessed, it will eventually be torn <br /> particle board, chipboard, engineered wood, off the vehicle: it's just a matter of time. <br /> synthetic resins, and _ <br /> fiberboard: they're 1 TELEMEDICINE PRE- <br /> clues to a cheap WIRING to ease voice and <br /> interior that will not ,- .: data transmission for your <br /> last. �a� computers. <br /> 3 BACK-UP POWER with DON'T BE SOMEON 'S <br /> a generator and air 13 GUINEA PIG. Get a lit of <br /> conditioning system - customers from each <br /> that is equal in power vendor showing for <br /> to the primary system. whom they've built a <br /> 4 mammography vehicle. <br /> NO LEAKS in the roof <br /> of the vehicle. Specify si , 1 VISIT IN PERSON for a <br /> a one-piece roof with demonstration of the <br /> no seams, no holes, vehicle, right at your <br /> and no leaks! facility. <br /> 5 FULL-COMPLIANCE WITH ADA with a wheelchair lift DOCUMENTS that each vendor must supply to <br /> that is stowed under-carriage and independent of 15 support their bid proposal should include: <br /> any stair system. If the lift is integrated with the <br /> steps, chances are it is not compliant with the • Scale elevation drawings of the interior walls <br /> Americans with Disabilities Act. • Exterior elevations with dimensions <br /> • Electrical schematic <br /> 6 REPLACEABLE WALLS&CEILINGS are a must, since • Electrical load capacity chart <br /> they become damaged over the years. Demand to • Tele-medicine pre-wiring diagram <br /> know how they can be removed and replaced easily. . Plumbing schematic <br /> 7 • Drawing detailing the construction of the vehicle's <br /> FULLY-DUCTED AIR conditioning system protects staff floor, walls and ceiling <br /> and patients with plenty of air exchanges every hour. • Detailed set of construction specifications that fully <br /> Rooftop air conditioners are not fully ducted, and describe all major components on the mobile unit <br /> don't move air as well as a ducted system. • Summary of the vehicle's features <br /> 8 INTERIOR STORAGE of at least 150 cubic feet, plus <br /> storage cabinets, so that you have plenty of indoor <br /> storage for sterile supplies. <br />