{"id":82668,"date":"2021-02-12T09:06:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T09:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=82668"},"modified":"2023-06-30T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T11:03:12","slug":"ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/ambulance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A van for taking sick or injured people to hospital.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>An ambulance is a specialized vehicle designed to transport individuals who are sick, injured, or disabled, typically to a hospital. 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