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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.
A Community first responder (CFR), is a person available to be dispatched by an ambulance control centre to attend medical emergencies in their local area. They can be members of the public, who have received training in life-saving interventions such as defibrillation, off duty paramedics, nurses or medical doctors, or indeed professionals from a non-medical discipline who may be nearby or ...
Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services, pre-hospital care or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. [1]
First responders at the scene of a traffic accident in Hong Kong A Scottish Ambulance Service nontransporting EMS vehicle, referred to by markings on the vehicle as a "first responder" vehicle A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance or incident resolution at the scene of an ...
Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are people who are specially trained to provide out-of-hospital care in medical emergencies, typically before the arrival of an ambulance. Specifically used, an emergency medical responder is an EMS certification level used to describe a level of EMS provider below that of an emergency medical technician and ...
Publicly operated air ambulance service is supplemented by emergency and non-emergency air transport service, which may be provided by dedicated air ambulance companies, or by aircraft charter companies as a secondary business operation. 3 Air Ambulance in the United States
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]
Scottish Ambulance Service "First responder" vehicle A Community First Responder Scheme is made up of groups of volunteers who, within the community in which they live or work, have been trained to attend emergency calls received by the NHS ( National Health Service ) Ambulance Service , providing potentially life-saving treatment and first aid ...