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Ambulance Victoria was formed by the three previous providers of emergency ambulance services, Ambulance Victoria was formed on the date of July first, 2008.
The Police, Ambulance, Fire Brigade, Lifeboats and Mountain Rescue are examples of Emergency services. They are the first responders to accidents and disasters and provide first line help.
American hospitals had their ambulance services founded in the 1860s, and the first motor vechicular ambulance in 1906 (Found in my EMT book, Emergency Care and Transportation of the sick and injured, Edition 10, Chapter 36, pg. 1331).
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You need to keep a first aid kit in your home in case there is a medical emergency and you cannot connect to 911 for some reason. Also in case there is a medical emergency that has to be handled with faster than it takes an ambulance to get to your home.
An EMT (emergency medical technician) can work anywhere. You see them mostly working with paramedics on an ambulance but they can also be with a firedepartment. I have some EMT friends who work at factories. They are part of the special response teams. I am an EMT at the first responder level.
The first ambulance was used in the American Civil War.
Short answer - Yes. Mainly emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are the first responders to the site of an accident, where they evaluate the patient (or patients). If they decide that the patient requires further medical help beyond what they can provide, they will stabilize the patient, place them on stretcher, and take them via ambulance to the hospital. The EMT's both arrive to the scene in an ambulance and ride with the patient in the ambulance to the hospital, monitoring the patient while they ride.
The term 'ambulance driver' is no longer in use and is obsolete. In the past, an ambulance driver was the equivalent of a basic Emergency Medical Technician, with a few being qualified at Emergency First Responder, the qualification below EMT. In many countries, the driver of the ambulance is often qualified at Paramedic or higher, though by convention, the least qualified personnel is usually the driver of the ambulance in a crew shift.
Some careers include: EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). Paramedic. Advanced Paramedic. Ambulance Driver. Nursing (more advanced than a Responder level in First Aid).
Following an ambulance without its lights should be done like any other vehicle, a car length for every 10 mph. If the lights are on, 50 yards is a good distance to stay back. Emergency vehicles can and do make erratic lane changes and starts and stops.
The first person one should call after a motor accident is someone who offers medical assistance for example an emergency hotline or someone with an ambulance or first aid equipment.