1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lzeg7KZlCk"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/ambulance/">Ambulance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/ambulance/embed/#?secret=lzeg7KZlCk" width="600" height="338" title="“Ambulance” — Glossary" data-secret="lzeg7KZlCk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A van for taking sick or injured people to hospital.A vehicle designed to transport sick or injured people. Ambulances contain cots to keep the person stationary and are equipped with devices for administering oxygen, intravenous fluids, cardiac care, and other lifesaving interventions. Ambulances are built for speed and smooth riding and have room for one or two sick or injured people plus medical personnel. Military ambulances are larger and designed for sturdiness rather than speed; they are built to carry four to six injured people to field hospitals.A vehicle for transporting the sick or injured, staffed with appropriately certified or licensed personnel and equipped with out-of-hospital emergency medical care supplies and equipment such as oxygen, defibrillator, splints, bandages, adjunctive airway devices, and patientcarrying devices.An ambulance is a specialized vehicle designed to transport individuals who are sick, injured, or disabled, typically to a hospital. It is equipped with trained personnel who are capable of delivering emergency medical treatment while en route to the destination.