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The ambulance service is called for both children and adults. It transports patients after injuries and after heart attacks. Are all ambulances the same? Is an ambulance that carries newborns different from that for a heart attack? What ambulances does the ambulance service have?
Ambulance servicehas a variety of ambulances with different equipment and teams. Different equipment is needed to save a newborn baby, different for a heart attack. Ambulances led by specialist doctors go to serious accidents, paramedics drive in basic ambulances.
Ambulance service: basic ambulances
Basic ambulances go to the sick without a doctor. Their staff consists of paramedics educated to act in emergencies. They are the ones who decide what to do next. They can conduct life-saving procedures and cause certain medications. It is up to their assessment of the situation whether the patient is taken to the hospital.
Ambulance service: specialized ambulances
Specialist ambulances (marked with the letter S) are sent in emergency situations requiring immediate medical intervention, administration of non-standard drugs or strict supervision during transport to the hospital. A team of paramedics or a paramedic and a nurse is led by an emergency medicine specialist, an anesthesiologist or an orthopedist. The team also includes paramedics or a nurse and a lifeguard.
Ambulance: neonatal ambulances
The neonatal ambulance, marked with the letter "N", is used to guide children under the age of one. The neonatal ambulance is equipped with pediatric life-saving equipment and, if necessary, an incubator. The neonatal ambulance team includes a doctor and a paramedic.
Ambulance service: transport ambulances
Transport ambulances transport patients between hospitals when consultation or specialist examinations at another hospital are necessary. Depending on the patient's condition, paramedics or a doctor travel to the transport ambulance.