European norms for rescue service vehicles

Minimum equipment of the ambulances according to DIN EN 1789

This European norm stipulates definitions, requirements, inspection and equipment for ambulances.

The ambulances are divided into 4 categories:

Type A1 Patient transport ambulance

An ambulance, which is designed and equipped for transporting a single patient, who is as foreseeable not an emergency patient.

Type A2 Patient transport ambulance

An ambulance, which is designed and equipped for transporting one or several patients (on stretcher (s) or wheelchair (s)), who are as foreseeable not emergency patients.

Type B Emergency ambulance

An ambulance which is designed and equipped for transporting, initial care and monitoring of patients.

Type C Rescue vehicles

An ambulance which is designed and equipped for transporting, extended treatment and monitoring of patients.

European norms for patient transport ambulances

The printed versions of all norms, also those of the European norms for patient transport ambulances are protected under copyright law and can only be procured directly from the Beuth publishing company. All official copies of norms can be ordered in a printed version on the website of the Beuth publishing company, thus e.g.:

DIN EN 1789, Edition:1999-12

Rescue vehicles and their equipment – patient transport ambulances; German version EN 1789:1999;

Price: EUR 68.70 (DM 134.37)

DIN EN 1865, Edition: 1999-12

Stipulations for stretchers and other means of transporting patients in ambulances;

German version EN 1865:1999;

Price: EUR 55.00 (DM 107.57)