1.1 This Draft East African Standard establishes the requirements which a provider shall comply with when operating/providing ground ambulance services.
1.2 This standard specifies categories of ambulances based on increasing order of the level of treatment that can be carried out.
1.3 The standard is applicable to ambulances capable of referring at least one person on a stretcher.
1.4 It does not cover the requirements for approval and registration, this is the responsibility of the relevant authority/authorities in the country where the ambulance is to be registered.
VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (HS code(s): 87); First aid (ICS code(s): 11.160)
