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1976 German Grand Prix

The Nordschliefe was far too long for regular fire engines and ambulances, even though the "ONS-Staffel" was equipped with a Porsche 911 rescue car.

2006 Lebanon War photographs controversies

On 8 August, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper reported about a Hezbollah press tour of a bombed-out area in southern Beirut on 23 July 2006, during which Hezbollah operatives asked a group of empty ambulances to switch on their sirens and flashing lights for the benefit of the waiting press photographers, to give the impression that they were responding to casualties.

Alkè

Some of the electric cars made by Alkè (for example the Alkè ATX 100 E) are used in soccer stadiums as open ambulances.

Army Medical Services Museum

The collections on display include uniforms and insignia, medical, dental and veterinary equipment, ambulances, an ambulance train ward coach and a large medal collection including 23 of the 29 Victoria Crosses awarded to the Army Medical Services.

Avraham Elimelech Firer

His organization, Ezra Lamarpeh, operates a fleet of ambulances, a special ICU for flying patients abroad, Home Care Network that cares for cancer stricken children and a Video-Conference System for international medical sessions.

Boston Emergency Medical Services

As of 2010, the entire front line Boston EMS ambulance fleet including spares were identical Braun ambulances mounted on GMC C4500 chassis.

Bunker Hill, Illinois

By 9:00 am, ambulances from Alton, Carlinville, Litchfield, and Gillespie arrived to transport the injured to local hospitals.

Calvert County Fire-Rescue-EMS

North Beach has two engines, one tower, one heavy rescue, one brush truck, two basic life support ambulances, a boat, and a zodiac.

Central Park Medical Unit

In addition to its three ambulances, CPMU also operates a rapid-response bike patrol, particularly during major events such as the New York City Marathon, the 1998 Goodwill Games, and concerts in Central Park (like the 2003 Dave Matthews Band Concert and the 2008 Bon Jovi Concert).

Civil Defence Ireland

Many of the vehicles have all-terrain capabilities such as Land Rover Defender field ambulances, Bedford and Iveco four-wheel drive lorries and Bandvagn 206 personnel carriers.

Fabiani Bridge

The Fabiani Bridge significantly shortened the pathway of ambulances driving the injured from the site of accident to the Ljubljana University Medical Centre, located in the vicinity of the bridge.

Gill Robb Wilson

After initially driving ambulances he became a member of the Lafayette Flying Corps (not the Lafayette Escadrille).

Le Mur Rose

When she died in Switzerland in 1992, she in turn willed her estate to Magen David Adom UK, the British-based branch of the Israeli-based medical services charity, which provides ambulances and medical infrastructure in Israel.

Lublin R-XVI

All R-XVIb's were used from 1935 by the Polish Red Cross (PCK), which operated military ambulances in Poland.

Mercy Flights

In the past, the outlying communities of Prospect and Butte Falls were served by all volunteer ambulance services, which were struggling with the financial difficulties of operating ambulances in the nineties.

Royal Oman Police

The Ambulance Unit, which has a fleet of modern ambulances with modern high – tech medical equipment, covers the Governorate of Muscat up to Batinah Region, as well as the main road from the wilayat of Barka to Khatmat Malahah on the UAE border.

Sillitoe Tartan

For example, in New South Wales (NSW) the Ambulance Service uses red and white chequers on ambulances and paramedic's uniforms, while the State Emergency Service uses orange and white Sillitoe Tartan.

Sutton Coldfield rail crash

The scene was attended to by a mobile surgical unit from Birmingham Accident Hospital as well as 40 additional ambulances from surrounding districts.


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