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    Using turn signals and four way flashers when responding

    Government issued Foton View. As it comes out of the dealership. Your hospital/brigade/organization supplies your own accessories: Toyota Hiace (from the company I work for. We also have Type II's and box units, mostly Fords): Nissan Urvan E24 (couldn't find a local one, this one is...
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    Using turn signals and four way flashers when responding

    The majority of local vehicles sold are equipped with sticks. The government issued Foton View (made in China) vans are not available with slushboxes. Private ambulance companies mostly use the Toyota Hiace van (A/T available only on the fancy blinged-out version) or the ancient Nissan Urvan...
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    Using turn signals and four way flashers when responding

    I've always thought that when you're already responding/transporting at code3 (lights and sirens), you no longer need to use your four way flashers and you should still be polite enough to use your turn signals when turning. Apparently some local drivers are not into this and contend that it...
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    Suggested livery/graphics/paintjob for an ambulance [plus off topic question]

    Thanks for the advice. The simple graphics do look better but I also think that chevrons are very practical (visibility wise). The flag on the AMR units are a nice touch too. Is white a good base color for an ambulance or should other options be considered?
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    Suggested livery/graphics/paintjob for an ambulance [plus off topic question]

    Yep, we got an airhorn on top of this unit. :) Thanks. Now, for the graphics part. hehe
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    Suggested livery/graphics/paintjob for an ambulance [plus off topic question]

    Just asking around for suggestions. It's for a private ambulance. :) Current popular service uses a variation of the battenburg pattern from the UK. Another local unit (for sale) uses a more simple pattern: Both units were acquired used from the U.S. What would be a...
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    Glowing Kittens Could Someday Eradicate AIDS?

    My brain had an infarct just trying to understand it. :D
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    The Official EMTLIFE Introduction Thread

    Hi I'm not an EMT. I'm actually an ENT (ear nose throat) doctor by trade but I belong to the local volunteer EMS organization and I work for a private ambulance service on my free time. Why? Because I love ambulances. :) Hoping to go into a neuro-otology (the guys that do cochlear...
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    Box truck vs moving truck

    Will the stuff that doesn't fit inside go on the roof?
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    Ambulance Warning Lights

    We use a Woodway strobe light bar with cheesy China-made LED's on the volunteer unit. Augmented by a Whelen-like dash mounted red/white strobe system. On the private units, everything is almost exclusively Whelen with clear EDGE light bars firing clear strobes and red/green LED's. :)
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    Worst names for an ambulance service...

    Over here we have E-one which sounds just like "ewan". The local word for "I don't know" ^_^
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