Collocations for ambulance - noun
ADJECTIVE
air,
field,
land
He had to be flown by air ambulance to a Las Vegas hospital.
He had to be flown by air ambulance to a Las Vegas hospital.
emergency
(esp. BrE)
waiting
I was put straight into a waiting ambulance and rushed to the hospital.
waiting
I was put straight into a waiting ambulance and rushed to the hospital.
VERB + ambulance
call (for),
get,
phone (for) (esp. BrE),
ring (for) (BrE),
telephone (for)
(BrE)
Quick, call an ambulance!
Quick, call an ambulance!
send
An ambulance was sent to the scene of the accident.
An ambulance was sent to the scene of the accident.
load sb into (esp. AmE),
put sb in,
put sb into
He was put into an ambulance and taken away.
He was put into an ambulance and taken away.
drive
ambulance + VERB
be on its way
Don't worry—the ambulance is on its way.
Don't worry—the ambulance is on its way.
arrive,
come
When the ambulance came, I carried her out to it.
When the ambulance came, I carried her out to it.
ambulance + NOUN
service
(esp. BrE)
crew, personnel (BrE), staff (BrE)
driver
man, paramedic, technician, worker (all BrE)
chief, spokesman (both BrE)
station (BrE)
trust (BrE)
the region's three ambulance trusts
crew, personnel (BrE), staff (BrE)
driver
man, paramedic, technician, worker (all BrE)
chief, spokesman (both BrE)
station (BrE)
trust (BrE)
the region's three ambulance trusts
chaser
(figurative, esp. AmE)
Her attorney is nothing more then an ambulance chaser.
Her attorney is nothing more then an ambulance chaser.
PREPOSITION
by ambulance
She was rushed to hospital by ambulance.
Eloise was taken by ambulance to St Mary's Hospital.
She was rushed to hospital by ambulance.
Eloise was taken by ambulance to St Mary's Hospital.
in an/the ambulance
He went in the ambulance with Louise.
He went in the ambulance with Louise.