Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 A BAMBULANCE (Big Ambulance) Danny L. Owner/NREMT-P Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response (PETSAR) Office FAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 As I am not a true ambulance driver anymore, can somebody tell me the proper way to refer to these diesel/modular ambulance combos (Not Types 1. 2 or 3). BEB Bledsoe, DO, FACEP Midlothian, TX Be good and you will be lonesome. -Mark Twain (from " Following the Equator " ) Don't miss EMStock 2004! http://www.emstock.com <http://www.emstock.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Bus. Barry Meffert In a message dated 3/23/2004 1:46:05 PM Central Standard Time, bbledsoe@... writes: As I am not a true ambulance driver anymore, can somebody tell me the proper way to refer to these diesel/modular ambulance combos (Not Types 1. 2 or 3). BEB Bledsoe, DO, FACEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I spent the " formative years " of my EMS career in Pennsylvania. Up there they were called " Bus " , " Squad " or (usually by the police) " Meat Wagon " . Over the years, I've also heard the terms " Rig " , " Truck " , " Bambalance " , " Wagon " , " Medic " , " Ambo " , " Aid Car " , " Aid Unit " , " Rescue " , and (sarcastically) " Taxi " . I also seem to recall that in the EARLY days of ambulance service in Chicago, when the CPD was involved, the minimally-equipped rigs they ran were called " Squadrols " . Dr. Larry could confirm this, he wrote about it in a book. " Bus " , " Rig " , and " Medic " seem to be the most popular around here, from what I've heard. Re: Not an ambulance driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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