ambulance [2]
Vehicle designed to transport the sick and injured to hospital and to administer first aid.
strobe light
Emergency light that emits a succession of brief flashes.
halogen light
High-intensity emergency light.
scene light
Spotlight that illuminates the rear of the vehicle during an operation.
taillights
Set of regulation lighting devices placed at the rear of a vehicle and used for signaling.
rear step
Platform at the back of the ambulance that is used to climb in and out.
backboard storage
Backboard: device used to immobilize a patient suspected of having a spinal injury.
camera
Device that allows the driver to see behind the vehicle.
drug storage
Cabinet for storing the medications used most frequently (adrenaline, insulin).
first aid supplies
Cabinet for storing emergency response materials used by ambulance attendants (bandages, compresses, syringes).
rear door
stretcher
Folding bed on casters that is used to transport the sick and the injured.
handle
portable oxygen cylinder
An easy-to-carry cylinder filled with compressed oxygen.
oxygen cylinder bracket
Base supporting the oxygen cylinder.
air conditioning system
System that regulates the temperature and purifies the air inside the vehicle.
bench
Seat used by the ambulance attendant, a patient or a person accompanying the patient.
ambulance attendant’s seat
manometer
Instrument for measuring oxygen pressure inside the cylinder.
aspirator
Device used to extract a liquid or a gas from one of the patient’s orifices.
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