ambulance
Sign in to savethumb|A Toyota HiAce ambulance in [[Japan]] thumb|right|Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ambulance in [[Germany.]]
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An ambulance is a vehicle equipped to transport sick or injured people to medical care. It matters because it enables rapid emergency response and provides immediate medical assistance during transport to a hospital or other healthcare facility.
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- History
- Functional types
- Vehicle types
- Design and construction
- Standards
- Safety
- Equipment
- Intermediate technology
- Appearance and markings
- Passive visual warnings
- Active visual warnings
- Audible warnings
- Costs
- Crewing
- Military use
- Ambulette
- Reuse of retired ambulances
- See also
- References and notes
- External links
thumb|A Toyota HiAce ambulance in [[Japan]] thumb|right|Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ambulance in [[Germany.]]
An ambulance is a medically equipped vehicle used to transport patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport. Ambulances are used to respond to medical emergencies by emergency medical services (EMS), and can rapidly transport paramedics and other first responders, carry equipment for administering emergency care, and transport patients to hospital or other definitive care. Most ambulances use a design based on vans or pickup trucks, though others take the form of motorcycles, buses, hearses, aircraft and boats.