- Author
- National Academy of Scineces | National Research Council
- Title
- Medical Requirements for Ambulance Design and Equipment.
- Coporate
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC
- Contract
- PH-110-68-1
- Keywords
- ambulances | rescue | medical services
- Identifiers
- general vehiclular design; driver area; patient area; security; emergency care equipment and supplies
- Abstract
- To be termed an ambulance, a vehicle must provide space for a driver, two attendants, and two litter patients, so positioned that at least one patient can be given intensive life-support during transit; carry equipment and supplies for two-way radio communication, for safeguarding personnel and patients under hazardous conditions, for light rescue procedures, and for optimal emergency care outside the vehicle and during transport; and be designed and constructed to afford maximum safety and comfort and to avoid aggravation of the patient's condition, exposure to complications, and threat to survival.