Rescue service/ ambulance service

The rescue service is responsible for carrying out life-saving measures in the case of life-threatening injuries or illnesses (emergency patients), restoring their fitness for transportation and transporting them to a suitable hospital under professional care, usually by ambulance or emergency ambulance and possibly by rescue helicopter.

They also provide professional assistance to sick, injured or other persons in need of help who are not emergency patients and transport them under supervision, usually in ambulances.