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ambulance

[am-byuh-luhns] / ˈæm bjə ləns /
NOUN
emergency vehicle
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But two similar "crash calls" have already come in by ambulance, as well as someone who walked into an already-full reception having a suspected heart attack.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

A 93-year-old woman had to lie on the floor for 10-and-a-half hours with broken bones while waiting for an ambulance.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It was another 90 minutes until an ambulance came and took Margaret to hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A neighbour attempted CPR and another neighbour called an ambulance.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He got to ride in an ambulance, though they didn’t turn the sirens on.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

But the efforts to release ambulances also involves improving the flow of patients through and out of the entire hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

A stream of ambulances were seen arriving at the hospital and one doctor told Canadian public broadcaster CBC that the facility had been "completely overwhelmed" by the number of patients.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Several ambulances and a few helicopters were sent to collect the wounded and take them to King Fahad hospital in Riyadh, one of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Analysts say the move would allow Seoul to provide North Korea with humanitarian aid including ambulances and medical sterilisation tools.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Then the shiny black backs resolve into pickups and cars and ambulances.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez


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