THE HORTON EXPERIENCE
HOPS™ FEATURING MBRACE™
Ambulance accidents can happen in an instant, that’s why a crucial part of Horton’s DNA is safety, protecting first responders so they can perform their critical lifesaving duties. Research shows that most ambulance accident fatalities result from frontal collisions.* They can turn crews into moving projectiles, causing harm to them and their patient, so we build strength and safety into every detail of our ambulances with features like the exclusive Horton Occupant Protection System™ (HOPS™) featuring MBrace™.
THE FIRST FRONTAL IMPACT AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR AMBULANCE PATIENT COMPARTMENTS
The newest addition to the HOPS system is MBrace, a patent-pending, advanced safety system that is the culmination of years of research, engineering, design and testing. It integrates an airbag into the best-in-class four-point retractable harness. It’s estimated that 2,000 EMS workers are injured each year in work-related motor vehicle accidents,¹ that’s why it’s important to protect them in frontal, as well as rollover events, and HOPS featuring MBrace is the first to do both.³ No one else has it. Not even close.
¹ DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2017-194
² SOURCE: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). 1991-2000; Green J. et al, “Reducing Vehicle Crash-Related EMS Worker Injuries Through Improvements in Restraint Systems”, World Congress on Safety & Health at Work. 9/05
³ imminet.com
TAKING SAFETY TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Currently, other airbags deploy from the walls of an ambulance during rollover accidents. MBrace integrates an airbag into the multi-point restraint system. It deploys within a fraction of a second and moves with the occupant in frontal impact collisions and rollovers. MBrace significantly increases neck and head protection by securing and limiting spinal and head movement.³
All Horton orders accepted after April 1, 2023, will include HOPS featuring MBrace as a standard feature for side-facing positions, which include the CPR seat and squad bench. MBrace is exclusively available on Horton ambulances and as a retrofit option for most existing and remount Horton models.
³ imminet.com
SAFETY AND FREEDOM TO WORK
HOPS featuring MBrace is innovatively designed to give first responders the freedom to do their jobs—providing access to patients and supplies while remaining secured in a 4-point harness with one point of connection.
Thanks to a low profile commercial duty engineered buckle, responders can quickly buckle in or remove their belt when time is of the essence. It’s easy in and easy out.
PARTNERING WITH THE BEST
Horton partnered with IMMI®, the industry leader in the design and manufacturing of safety systems, on the research, engineering, and design of MBrace, the first advanced safety system of its kind for ambulances.
HOPS featuring MBrace underwent years of extensive validation and dynamic testing at CAPE, the Center of Advanced Product Evaluation, which is recognized around the world as the premiere testing facility for commercial and specialty vehicles.
