An emergency vehicle patient transport system comprising: a loading passage providing access to an interior of an emergency vehicle; one or more tracks coupled to a floor of the emergency vehicle, a ceiling of the emergency vehicle, a wall of the emergency vehicle or combinations thereof wherein, a travel path is delineated by the one or more tracks; a chair slidingly engaged with the one or more tracks, and vertically positioned between the floor and the ceiling wherein: the chair locks in one or more set positions; and the one or more set positions are selected from a group consisting of an airway care position, an extended airway care position, a procedural care position, a responder position, a patient care position, a lower care position and a patient load position characterised in that: the one or more tracks comprise a ceiling track coupled to the ceiling; the chair comprises: a seat comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a vertical member slidingly engaged with the ceiling track; a pivot junction rotatably joining the vertical member to the lower portion of the seat; an adjustable headrest slidingly engaged with the vertical member and disposed above the upper portion of the seat; and a bottom absorption member extending from the vertical member to the lower portion and configured to mitigate a transfer of energy between the vertical member and the lower portion of the seat. a loading passage providing access to an interior of an emergency vehicle; one or more tracks coupled to a floor of the emergency vehicle, a ceiling of the emergency vehicle, a wall of the emergency vehicle or combinations thereof wherein, a travel path is delineated by the one or more tracks; a chair slidingly engaged with the one or more tracks, and vertically positioned between the floor and the ceiling wherein: the chair locks in one or more set positions; and the one or more set positions are selected from a group consisting of an airway care position, an extended airway care position, a procedural care position, a responder position, a patient care position, a lower care position and a patient load position characterised in that: the one or more tracks comprise a ceiling track coupled to the ceiling; the chair comprises: a seat comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a vertical member slidingly engaged with the ceiling track; a pivot junction rotatably joining the vertical member to the lower portion of the seat; an adjustable headrest slidingly engaged with the vertical member and disposed above the upper portion of the seat; and a bottom absorption member extending from the vertical member to the lower portion and configured to mitigate a transfer of energy between the vertical member and the lower portion of the seat. the chair locks in one or more set positions; and the one or more set positions are selected from a group consisting of an airway care position, an extended airway care position, a procedural care position, a responder position, a patient care position, a lower care position and a patient load position characterised in that: the one or more tracks comprise a ceiling track coupled to the ceiling; the chair comprises: a seat comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a vertical member slidingly engaged with the ceiling track; a pivot junction rotatably joining the vertical member to the lower portion of the seat; an adjustable headrest slidingly engaged with the vertical member and disposed above the upper portion of the seat; and a bottom absorption member extending from the vertical member to the lower portion and configured to mitigate a transfer of energy between the vertical member and the lower portion of the seat. the one or more tracks comprise a ceiling track coupled to the ceiling; the chair comprises: a seat comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a vertical member slidingly engaged with the ceiling track; a pivot junction rotatably joining the vertical member to the lower portion of the seat; an adjustable headrest slidingly engaged with the vertical member and disposed above the upper portion of the seat; and a bottom absorption member extending from the vertical member to the lower portion and configured to mitigate a transfer of energy between the vertical member and the lower portion of the seat. a seat comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a vertical member slidingly engaged with the ceiling track; a pivot junction rotatably joining the vertical member to the lower portion of the seat; an adjustable headrest slidingly engaged with the vertical member and disposed above the upper portion of the seat; and a bottom absorption member extending from the vertical member to the lower portion and configured to mitigate a transfer of energy between the vertical member and the lower portion of the seat.