Boat ambulance
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The water ambulance
is a boat
used for emergency medical care in island areas such as the city of Venice
, Italy
, the Isles of Scilly, UK
or the Norway
fjords.
equipment, such as an automated respirator, a monitor-defibrillator, and drugs, amongst other things.
The boat crew is made up of an emergency care nurse, two emergency first level medical care technicians to bring patients on and off board, and a water ambulance pilot.
In life threatening calls, classified as code red, an emergency physician gets on board with the rest of the crew.
Non-emergency patient transport water ambulances are equipped with basic life support
equipment and are crewed by two or more volunteers from the Mestre Green Cross or a private company, such as the Blue Cross.
All water ambulances are equipped with blue flashing lights, siren, two way radio and radar. Emergency water ambulances are noticeable by the emergency medical phone number 118 printed on each side.
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
is a boat
Boat
A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...
used for emergency medical care in island areas such as the city of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the Isles of Scilly, UK
United Kingdom
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or the Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
fjords.
Venice water ambulance service
Venetian water ambulances, which are part of the Venetian Emergency Medical Service (Venezia Emergenza), are equipped with advanced life supportAdvanced Life Support
Advanced Life Support is a set of life-saving protocols and skills that extend Basic Life Support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation .-Components of ALS:These include:...
equipment, such as an automated respirator, a monitor-defibrillator, and drugs, amongst other things.
The boat crew is made up of an emergency care nurse, two emergency first level medical care technicians to bring patients on and off board, and a water ambulance pilot.
In life threatening calls, classified as code red, an emergency physician gets on board with the rest of the crew.
Non-emergency patient transport water ambulances are equipped with basic life support
Basic life support
Basic life support is the level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until the patient can be given full medical care at a hospital. It can be provided by trained medical personnel, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and by...
equipment and are crewed by two or more volunteers from the Mestre Green Cross or a private company, such as the Blue Cross.
All water ambulances are equipped with blue flashing lights, siren, two way radio and radar. Emergency water ambulances are noticeable by the emergency medical phone number 118 printed on each side.