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# Ambulance

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An ambulance is a vehicle specially adapted to carry sick or injured people. Normally, ambulances go to people in emergencies to take people to hospital. Examples of emergencies include serious broken bones, chest pain, serious head injuries and people injured in situations like car crashes.

Ambulances are normally staffed by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. The are highly trained to provide emergency care and treatment before reaching hospital.

They carry a lot of special equipment like defibrillators, stretchers, ECGs, life saving drugs and oxygen amongst many other things.

Ambulances are normally called by dialling a specific emergency number, which varies from country to country. In the UK, this number is 999; USA 911; Europe 112.

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