ambulance service
Medical transport agency
An ambulance service is an organization that provides emergency medical transportation and care.
It dispatches ambulances staffed by paramedics or emergency medical technicians to respond to accidents, medical emergencies, and urgent health crises: The ambulance service arrived within eight minutes of the call.
Many ambulance services also handle non-emergency medical transport.
- 911 callRequest for emergency services
- emergency callUrgent contact seeking aid
- EMT certificationCredential for ambulance personnel
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- oxygen tankPressurized breathing gas container
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Medical treatment facility
inpatient care · hospice care · hospital ward · medical facility · doctor's office
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Regular scheduled medical examination
preventive care · elective surgery · wellness visit · annual physical · primary care
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