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.
EN 1789:2007+A2:2014 Referenced Document
EN 1865-1:2010 Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances - Part 1: General stretcher systems and patient handling equipment (Incorporates Amendment A1: 2015)
EN 1865-2:2010 Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances - Part 2: Power assisted stretcher (Incorporates Amendment A1: 2015)
EN 1865-4:2012 Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances - Part 4: Foldable patient transfer chair
EN 1865-5:2012 Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances - Part 5: Stretcher support
EN 455-1:2000 Medical gloves for single use - Part 1: Requirements and testing for freedom from holes*， 2024-04-20 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