EN 1789:2007

Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulances EN 1789:2007

Publication date:   Sep 28, 2007

General information

99.60 Withdrawal effective   Apr 14, 2010

CEN

CEN/TC 239 Rescue systems

European Norm

11.160   First aid | 43.160   Special purpose vehicles

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This European Standard specifies requirements for the design, testing, performance and equipping of road ambulances used for the transport and care of patients. It contains requirements for the patient’s compartment.
This European Standard does not cover the requirements for approval and registration of the vehicle and the training of the staff which is the responsibility of the authority/authorities in the country where the ambulance is to be registered.
This European Standard is applicable to road ambulances capable of transporting at least one person on a stretcher.
Requirements are specified for categories of road ambulances based in increasing order of the level of treatment that can be carried out. These are the patient transport ambulance (types A1 A2), the emergency ambulance (type B) and the mobile intensive care unit (type C).
This European Standard gives general requirements for medical devices carried in road ambulances and used therein and outside hospitals and clinics in situations where the ambient conditions can differ from normal indoor conditions.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

93/42/EEC

Medical devices

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

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EN 1789:1999

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EN 1789:1999/A1:2003

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EN 1789:2007
99.60 Withdrawal effective
Apr 14, 2010

CORRIGENDA / AMENDMENTS

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EN 1789:2007/FprA1