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.
BS EN 1789:2007+A1:2010 Referenced Document
EN 1041 Information supplied by the manufacturer of medical devices*， 2013-09-01 Update
EN 12470-1 Clinical thermometers - Part 1: Metallic liquid-in-glass thermometers with maximum device*， 2009-06-01 Update
EN 13544-1 Respiratory therapy equipment - Part 1: Nebulizing systems and their components*， 2009-08-01 Update
EN 14052 High performance industrial helmets*， 2012-10-01 Update
EN 1865 Specifications for Stretchers and Other Patient Handling Equipment Used in Road Ambulances
EN 3-7 Portable fire extinguishers - Part 7: Characteristics, performance requirements and test methods (Incorporates Amendment A1: 2007)
EN 420 Protective gloves - General requirements and test methods*， 2009-11-01 Update
EN 455-1 Medical gloves for single use - Part 1: Requirements and testing for freedom from holes*， 2021-06-30 Update
EN 455-2 Medical gloves for single use - Part 2: Requirements and testing for physical properties*， 2015-04-01 Update
EN 471:2003 High-visibility warning clothing for professional use - Test methods and requirements SUPERSEDES EN 471:1994
EN 60068-2-6 Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)*， 2008-02-01 Update
EN 60601-1 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for safety
EN 60601-2 Medical Electrical Equipment; Part 2: Particular Requirements for the Safety of Patient Contact Dosemeters Used in Radiotherapy with Electrically Connected Radiation Detectors (Incorporating Corrigendum December 1996)
EN 60601-2-4 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of cardiac defibrillators*， 2011-08-01 Update
EN 737-1:1998 Medical Gas Pipeline Systems - Part 1: Terminal Units for Compressed Medical Gases and Vacuum
EN 737-3:1998 Medical Gas Pipeline Systems - Part 3: Pipelines for Compressed Medical Gases and Vacuum
EN 739 Low-pressure hose assemblies for use with medical gases Includes Amendment A1: 2002
EN 794-3 Lung ventilators - Part 3: Particular requirements for emergency and transport ventilators*， 2009-08-01 Update
EN 980 Graphical Symbols for Use in the Labelling of Medical Devices
EN ISO 407 Small medical gas cylinders - Pin-index yoke-type valve connections (ISO 407:2023)*， 2023-08-02 Update
EN ISO 9919 Medical electrical equipment - Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of pulse oximeter equipment for medical use*， 2009-04-01 Update