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A Ford E-Series ambulance with its emergency lights on in Boston An NHS ambulance in south-west London. An ambulance is a medically-equipped vehicle used to transport patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. [1] Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, more than 200 private ambulance companies in the U.S. were gradually merged into large regional companies, some of which continue to operate today. [13] As this trend continued, the result was a few remaining private companies, a handful of regional companies, and two very large multinational companies ...
Many countries employ ambulance staff who only carry out non-emergency patient transport duties (which can include stretcher or wheelchair cases). Dependent on the provider (and resources available), they may be trained in first aid or extended skills such as use of an AED, oxygen therapy, pain relief and other live-saving or palliative skills ...
Ambulance radio designations include two numbers followed by a letter and then a tour designation (ex: 46y2) The first and second digit represent the home battalion of the ambulance. (ex: 46y2 is in FDNY battalion 46). The letter following the battalion designation represents the level of care provided by the ambulance.
Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while others deal with ad hoc emergencies as part of their normal responsibilities. Many of these agencies engage in community awareness and prevention programs to help the public avoid, detect, and report emergencies effectively.
A rescue squad ambulance operated by Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad in 2012. A rescue squad is an emergency service that provides technical rescue services, and may additionally provide emergency medical services and firefighting services. [1]
In 1977/78 ambulance services in the UK cost about £138m. At that time about 90% of the work was transporting patients to and from hospitals. The Regional Ambulance Officers' Committee reported in 1979 that: There was considerable local variation in the quality of the service provided, particularly in relation to vehicles, staff and equipment.
The earliest ambulances were usually accompanied by a physician on emergency call. [2] However, by the 1960s, ambulance services, while becoming ubiquitous, were poorly supported and staffed and unevenly trained. 50% of the ambulance services were provided by morticians, primarily because their hearses were able to accommodate patients on litters. [2]