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  2. Ambulance - Wikipedia

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    Generally, vehicles count as an ambulance if they can transport patients. However, it varies by jurisdiction as to whether a non-emergency patient transport vehicle (also called an ambulette) is counted as an ambulance. These vehicles are not usually (although there are exceptions) equipped with life-support equipment, and are usually crewed by ...

  3. Patient transport - Wikipedia

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    Patient transport vehicle in New Zealand. Patient transport is a service that transfers patients to and from medical facilities in non-emergency situations. In emergency situations, patients are transported by the emergency medical services. Non-emergency patient transport is sometimes run by the same agency.

  4. Medical escort - Wikipedia

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    Based on the care recipient's needs, the clinician may be accompanied by an ancillary staff member such as a non-medical, emergency medical technician, or licensed practical nurse. The makeup of the medical escort team varies depending on patient condition and/or disability and the type of transport.

  5. Emergency medical services - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. American Medical Response - Wikipedia

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    American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is a private ambulance company in the United States that provides and manages emergency medical services, non-emergency and managed transportation, rotary and fixed-wing air ambulance services, and disaster response across the United States. [2]

  7. Simple triage and rapid treatment - Wikipedia

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    After all patients have been evaluated, responders use the START classifications to determine priorities for treatment or evacuation to a hospital. The most basic way to use the START classifications is to transport victims in a fixed priority manner: immediate victims, followed by delayed victims, followed by the walking wounded. [2]

  8. Nontransporting EMS vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Emergency medical vehicle, built in a Renault Scenic, in Santarém, Portugal. A non-transporting EMS vehicle can help emergency organizations use their resources more efficiently, assessing an incident's severity (especially where there is reason to suspect the injury or illness is not serious) and either treating the patient at the scene and then releasing them or calling in additional help ...

  9. Ambulance bus - Wikipedia

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    An ambulance bus in York Region, Canada. An ambulance bus is a type of ambulance with the capacity to transport and treat multiple patients.An ambulance bus is used primarily for medical evacuation of mass casualty incidents [1] [2] and non-emergency medical transport of care-dependent patients, [3] and can also be used for specific problems such as drunk patients in town centres.