New South Wales completes first four dual-purpose rescue ambulances

New South Wales has completed the first four of eight vehicles that combine technical rescue equipment with an ambulance, the state government said on November 11. The vehicles are designed to let paramedics treat patients at a rescue site and then transport them in the same vehicle.

Rescue paramedics from across the state are receiving specialist training in Singleton this month. The government expects the rest of the fleet to roll out over the following six months. The completed vehicles are one stage of that statewide rollout.