"Ambulances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				A vehicle equipped for transporting patients in need of emergency care.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D000552 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | J01.937.500.050 N02.421.297.879.100 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Emergency Mobile UnitsEmergency Mobile UnitsEmergency Mobile UnitMobile Unit, EmergencyMobile Units, EmergencyUnit, Emergency MobileUnits, Emergency MobileMobile Emergency UnitsEmergency Unit, MobileEmergency Units, MobileMobile Emergency UnitUnit, Mobile EmergencyUnits, Mobile Emergency
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Ambulances" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Acute Stroke Presentation, Care, and Outcomes in Community Hospitals in Northern California During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke. 2020 10; 51(10):2918-2924. 
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								Reasons why patients choose an ambulance and willingness to consider alternatives. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Apr; 13(4):401-5. 
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								Use of emergency medical services in acute myocardial infarction and subsequent quality of care: observations from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2. Circulation. 2002 Dec 10; 106(24):3018-23.