Nontransporting EMS vehicle
A nontransporting EMS vehicle is a vehicle that responds to and provides emergency medical services (EMS) without the ability to transport patients. For patients whose condition requires transport, an ambulance is necessary. In some cases they may fulfill other duties when not participating in EMS operations, such as policing or fire suppression.
An American Medical Response Ford Escape chase car in the US
A Holden TrailBlazer emergency response car in Australia
Emergency medical vehicle, built in a Renault Scenic, in Santarém, Portugal
Prehospital motorcycle from Oslo, Norway
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. They may also be known as a first aid squad, FAST squad, emergency squad, ambulance squad, ambulance corps, life squad or by other initialisms such as EMAS or EMARS.
Chicago Fire Department paramedics transporting a patient on a stretcher
A drawing of one of Larrey's ambulances volantes
A horse-drawn Bellevue Hospital ambulance in New York City, 1895
A Royal Navy ambulance during World War I