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Weslaco Fire Department 'ambus' may help with COVID-19 patients

3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago Tuesday, July 07 2020 Jul 7, 2020 July 07, 2020 8:16 AM July 07, 2020 in News - Coronavirus Pandemic

In the fight against COVID-19, the Weslaco Fire Department is deploying a vehicle normally used for mass casualty events: the "ambus."

The bus-like vehicle — which is part bus, part ambulance — holds up to 20 patients.

With the "ambus," hospitals could move COVID-19 patients to alternative locations. It could also relieve the burden on ambulances, which sometime wait at hospitals to drop off COVID-19 patients.

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