Dedicated ambulance used to transport San Antonio coronavirus patient

The San Antonio case was the 15th confirmed case in the U.S.


A dedicated ambulance used to transport San Antonio, Texas, coronavirus patient to an unidentified healthcare facility for treatment, according to an article on the EMS1 website,

The San Antonio case was the 15th confirmed case in the U.S.

A photograph shared by the San Antonio Fire Department shows the inside of a dedicated ambulance used to transport patients suspected of contracting coronavirus. The walls in the special unit were completely covered with plastic sheets. 

The vehicle will be dedicated to this event "throughout" and will not be used on the streets of San Antonio, according to fire department officials.

Read the article.



February 27, 2020


Topic Area: Infection Control


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