The Exciting Features of Ambulances
In The Exciting Features of Ambulances, presenter and motorbike racer Grace Webb explains the special features of an ambulance and gives a tour of the inside of a British ambulance. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Grace’s Amazing Machines, a children’s show that introduces kids to some of the biggest, fastest, and most amazing machines in the world.
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Q: Why is the ambulance considered a mini hospital on wheels?
A: There is a lot of equipment that a hospital room would have in the back of the ambulance.
Q: Do you think it is more important to use the flashing lights, siren, or both when there is an emergency. Why?
A: Student answers will vary. Sometimes the lights are sufficient whereas sometimes a siren is more effective.
Q: What keeps the ambulance safe when it is going fast to help someone who has to go to the hospital?
A: There are laws in place that require drivers to stop and move to the left side of the road until the ambulance passes.
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