Ambulance... Ambiwlans - Has dumbing down gone too far?

[Aubrey]

Just to clarify Scunthorpe.

[thunderbelmont]

And that my dear boy is because it is a poxy Renault Master kitted out by Oughtred & Harrison, based in 'Umberside.

The Welsh Ambulance NHS Trust used them to build their Patient Transport Service vehicles - of which this is one (minibus basically).

There's lovely. Isn't it!

[Famous Graham]

[james_tigerwoods]

/ressurect

buzzer said:

Sorry James

No you're not

7mike said:

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-i...

Just read (most of) this thread, so James just to cheer you up I've added a link to a pic you may like.

Thanks

I'm beyond trying to justify (as I will (and have) put my hand up to stupidity and also of not using google to check first) and I agree with root_666 - I will question, however, how a minibus with the words Ambulance down the side is actually an classed as an ambulance? Surely it should be classed as a patient transport vehicle and therefore should be labelled up as such - or just left blank? Is there any criteria that has to be met for it to be classed as an ambulance?

NB - I wonder if there will be further regionalisation of emergence vehicles - "Rozzers" anywhere anyone?

[anonymous-user]

james_tigerwoods said:

/ressurect

Top bloke. I missed this the first time around.

[eccles]

james_tigerwoods said:

/ressurect

buzzer said:

Sorry James

No you're not

7mike said:

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-i...

Just read (most of) this thread, so James just to cheer you up I've added a link to a pic you may like.

Thanks

I'm beyond trying to justify (as I will (and have) put my hand up to stupidity and also of not using google to check first) and I agree with root_666 - I will question, however, how a minibus with the words Ambulance down the side is actually an classed as an ambulance? Surely it should be classed as a patient transport vehicle and therefore should be labelled up as such - or just left blank? Is there any criteria that has to be met for it to be classed as an ambulance?

NB - I wonder if there will be further regionalisation of emergence vehicles - "Rozzers" anywhere anyone?

It's exactly the same in england (apart from the spelling).
Most patient transport is called an ambulance. Locally we have a volunteer scheme where people drive OAP's to hospital/doctors appointments, these are called ambulance cars, but are unmarked apart from a sign they put up in the windscreen.

[james_tigerwoods]

eccles said:

james_tigerwoods said:

/ressurect

buzzer said:

Sorry James

No you're not

7mike said:

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-i...

Just read (most of) this thread, so James just to cheer you up I've added a link to a pic you may like.

Thanks

I'm beyond trying to justify (as I will (and have) put my hand up to stupidity and also of not using google to check first) and I agree with root_666 - I will question, however, how a minibus with the words Ambulance down the side is actually an classed as an ambulance? Surely it should be classed as a patient transport vehicle and therefore should be labelled up as such - or just left blank? Is there any criteria that has to be met for it to be classed as an ambulance?

NB - I wonder if there will be further regionalisation of emergence vehicles - "Rozzers" anywhere anyone?

It's exactly the same in england (apart from the spelling).
Most patient transport is called an ambulance. Locally we have a volunteer scheme where people drive OAP's to hospital/doctors appointments, these are called ambulance cars, but are unmarked apart from a sign they put up in the windscreen.

Do these "Ambiwlans" drivers get any training then?

[elster]

james_tigerwoods said:

eccles said:

james_tigerwoods said:

/ressurect

buzzer said:

Sorry James

No you're not

7mike said:

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-i...

Just read (most of) this thread, so James just to cheer you up I've added a link to a pic you may like.

Thanks

I'm beyond trying to justify (as I will (and have) put my hand up to stupidity and also of not using google to check first) and I agree with root_666 - I will question, however, how a minibus with the words Ambulance down the side is actually an classed as an ambulance? Surely it should be classed as a patient transport vehicle and therefore should be labelled up as such - or just left blank? Is there any criteria that has to be met for it to be classed as an ambulance?

NB - I wonder if there will be further regionalisation of emergence vehicles - "Rozzers" anywhere anyone?

It's exactly the same in england (apart from the spelling).
Most patient transport is called an ambulance. Locally we have a volunteer scheme where people drive OAP's to hospital/doctors appointments, these are called ambulance cars, but are unmarked apart from a sign they put up in the windscreen.

Do these "Ambiwlans" drivers get any training then?

Yes I believe they have basic medical training, but no more than a lot of people on the street.

Also they have a driving licence as well.

[thunderbelmont]

Yes, they do have training and qualify as "Care Assistants", and they have similar basic driver training to proper ambulance crews - omitting the response driver training.

Yes, PTS vehicles are still classified as ambulances, because by definition an "ambulance" is a vehicle used for the transport of sick or injured persons, and to the disgust of many - as a taxi for pissed up people on friday/saturday nights.

[Fer]

james_tigerwoods said:

Landstriker said:

root 666 said:

I bet he'll be delighted you resurrected it.

Aye, i think he would.

Yes, thrilled! :-)

Grumble grumble...

It's OK, it seems to have died again.

[HeavySoul]

Late entry for thread of the year.


Maybe.

[Alfa_75_Steve]

Is this still going!

Bump

[mybrainhurts]

Bump Gosh...

[sstein]

This is NOT a Polish ambulance.

-

Stuart

[Shaw Tarse]

Fer said:

james_tigerwoods said:

Landstriker said:

root 666 said:

I bet he'll be delighted you resurrected it.

Aye, i think he would.

Yes, thrilled! :-)

Grumble grumble...

It's OK, it seems to have died again.

I'd forgotten about this!

[dcb]

robwales said:

The Germans have the best term for an ambulance though - Krankenwagen I believe.

True - literal translation is sick-wagon.

Sick sister (Krankenschwester) is nurse.
Sick house (Krankenhaus) is hospital.
Milk house (Milchhaus) is dairy.
Rat house (Rathaus) is Town Hall, oddly enough ;->

Breast warts (Brustwarten) are nipples.
Hand shoes (Handschuhen) are gloves.
Tooth doctor (Zahnarzt) is dentist.

It would appear that where English tends to have a word
for it, the Germans make something up from words lying around.

I only learned last week that

Sequins week (Flitterwoche) is honeymoon.

[G'kar]

You evil swine.

[Fer]

Come on, play nice. It was my new year resolution not to bump this thread again.

[arryb]

First time for me

[mybrainhurts]

Evenin' all....