Alternative names
Medicalized ground transportation
Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population age
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
communication system
electricity (batteries)
emergency power supply
gases (Oxygen)
vacuum
WHO list of priority medical devices
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Healthcare unit
EMDN related code(s)
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GMDN related code(s)
35988
Automobile ambulance (A motor vehicle designed for use by emergency medical services (EMS) to transport the sick or wounded over normal paved roads and typically fitted with flashing warning lights and sirens to facilitate movement in heavy traffic. It will carry onboard equipment for emergency treatment and to maintain or improve the clinical status of the patient, such as devices for carrying or supporting a patient (e.g., stretchers, splints), oxygen therapy (e.g., oxygen cylinders and tubing), intubation/chest decompression (tubes), bleeding control (e.g., bandages, tourniquets), cardioversion/defibrillation (defibrillators), and patient monitoring. It may also carry tools to help extricate a trapped patient.)
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WHO related resources
WHO resources on medical devices
Interagency list of priority medical devices for essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
WHO list of priority medical devices for cancer management
WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
WHO List of Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
Package of eye care interventions
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (TESK) 2019
WHO medical devices website
WHO priority medical devices website
WHO essential in vitro diagnostic website