Definition of ambulance Ambulance

/æˈmbjʌlʌns/ - [atmbyuluns] - am•bu•lance

We found 9 definitions of ambulance from 7 different sources.

What does ambulance mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: ambulances

ambulance - a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

auto, automobile, motorcar, car, machine a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

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Wiktionary

ambulance (Noun)
An emergency vehicle that transports sick or injured people to a hospital.
ambulance (Noun)
A mobile field hospital .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ambulance (n.)
A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.
ambulance (n.)
An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

ambulance
Vehicle used to bring the sick or injured to a hospital.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

ambulance
am′būl-ans, n. a carriage which follows an army and serves as a movable hospital for the wounded—also used as an adj., as in ambulance wagon.—n. Ambulan′cier, a man attached to an ambulance.—adj. Am′bulant, walking: moving from place to place: (rare) unfixed.—v.t. and v.i. Am′bulate (rare), to walk.—p.adj. Am′bulating.—n. Ambulā′tion.—adj. Am′bulatory, having the power or faculty of walking: moving from place to place, not stationary: mutable.—n. any part of a building intended for walking in, as the aisles of a church, or the cloisters of a monastery: any kind of corridor. [Fr.—L. ambulans, -antis, pr.p. of ambulāre, to walk about.]

Wikipedia

An ambulance is a type of vehicle made 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 normally have emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics who work on them. The are highly trained to provide emergency care and treatment before reaching hospital.

They carry a lot of special equipment that can keep people alive, by giving them oxygen, restarting their heart if it stops, or repairing a collapsed lung.

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

Air Ambulance.

Air ambulances have also played an important role over the last 2 decades, with quick, or out-of-town medical support becoming a necessity. Both helicopters and jets are generally outfitted with the same kind equipment that you see in a typical ground ambulance. In the United States, the Coast Guard runs a public air ambulance service using helicopters. There are also privately owned air ambulance services that provide for a wider range of needs, including international transport.