EN 1789:2007

Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulances

This European Standard specifies requirements for the design, testing, performance and equipping of road ambulances used for the transport and care of patients. It contains requirements for the patient’s compartment.
This European Standard does not cover the requirements for approval and registration of the vehicle and the training of the staff which is the responsibility of the authority/authorities in the country where the ambulance is to be registered.
This European Standard is applicable to road ambulances capable of transporting at least one person on a stretcher.
Requirements are specified for categories of road ambulances based in increasing order of the level of treatment that can be carried out. These are the patient transport ambulance (types A1 A2), the emergency ambulance (type B) and the mobile intensive care unit (type C).
This European Standard gives general requirements for medical devices carried in road ambulances and used therein and outside hospitals and clinics in situations where the ambient conditions can differ from normal indoor conditions.

Rettungsdienstfahrzeuge und deren Ausrüstung - Krankenkraftwagen

Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen, Prüfung und Ausrüstung für den Transport und die Sicherheit von Patienten in Krankenkraftwagen fest. Sie enthält Anforderungen an den Krankenraum.
Diese Europäische Norm enthält keine Anforderungen für die Zulassung und Registrierung von Fahrzeugen und die Ausbildung des Personals. Dafür ist die Behörde des Landes zuständig, in der der Krankenkraftwagen registriert ist.
Die Europäische Norm gilt für Krankenkraftwagen, in denen mindestens eine Person liegend auf einer Krankentrage transportiert werden kann.
Die Anforderungen werden für drei Kategorien von Krankenkraftwagen festgelegt, die sich in aufsteigender Ordnung auf den Umfang der Behandlung im Fahrzeug beziehen. Es sind dies Krankentransportwagen (Typ A1, A2), Notfallkrankenwagen (Typ B) und Rettungswagen (Typ C).
Diese Europäische Norm enthält allgemeine Anforderungen an Medizinprodukte (Geräte), die in Krankenkraftwagen befördert und in ihnen sowie außerhalb von Krankenhäusern und Kliniken verwendet werden, wo die Umweltbedingungen sich von üblichen Innenraumbedingungen abweichen können.

Véhicules de transport sanitaire et leurs équipements - Ambulances routières

La présente Norme européenne définit les exigences concernant la conception, les méthodes d'essai, les performances et l'armement des ambulances routières utilisées pour le transport et le traitement des patients. Elle comporte des exigences relatives à la cellule sanitaire.
La présente Norme européenne ne couvre pas les exigences pour l’approbation et l’immatriculation du véhicule ni la formation du personnel dont la responsabilité incombe à l’autorité/aux autorités du pays dans lequel l’ambulance doit être immatriculée.
La présente Norme européenne s'applique aux ambulances routières capables de transporter au moins un patient sur un brancard.
Des exigences sont définies pour des catégories d'ambulances routières basées sur l'ordre croissant du niveau de soins pouvant être prodigués à bord. Ce sont l'ambulance pour le transport des patients (types A1 et A2), l'ambulance de soins d'urgence (type B) et l'unité mobile de soins intensifs (type C).
La présente Norme européenne énonce des exigences générales pour les dispositifs médicaux transportés et utilisés dans les ambulances routières et en dehors des hôpitaux et des cliniques dans des situations où les conditions ambiantes peuvent différer de celles normales en intérieur.

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General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 08-May-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 13-Apr-2010
• ICS: 11.160 - First aid
• ICS: 43.160 - Special purpose vehicles
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 239 - Rescue systems
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 239/WG 1 - Medical vehicles and their equipment - Stretchers and other patient handling equipment
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 14-Apr-2010
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2010
• Directive: 93/42/EEC - Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
• Directive: 93/44/EEC - Machinery - Safety of machinery: appliances for the lifting or moving of persons (Dir. 89/392/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/023 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the development of European standards relating to medical devices
• Ref Project: SIST EN 1789:2007 - Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulances

Relations

• Replaces: EN 1789:1999 - Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulances
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaces: EN 1789:1999/A1:2003 - Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulances
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Merged Into: EN 1789:2007+A1:2010 - Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulances
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 1789:2007/FprA1 - Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulances
• Effective Date: 23-May-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Medical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulancesVéhicules de transport sanitaire et leurs équipements - Ambulances routieresRettungsdienstfahrzeuge und deren Ausrüstung - KrankenkraftwagenTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 1789:2007SIST EN 1789:2007en,fr,de43.160Vozila za posebne nameneSpecial purpose vehicles11.160First aidICS:SIST EN 1789:2000/A1:2003SIST EN 1789:20001DGRPHãþDSLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 1789:200701-september-2007

EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 1789May 2007ICS 11.160; 43.160Supersedes EN 1789:1999
English VersionMedical vehicles and their equipment - Road ambulancesVéhicules de transport sanitaire et leurs équipements -Véhicule d'ambulancesRettungsdienstfahrzeuge und deren Ausrüstung -KrankenkraftwagenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 24 February 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2007 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 1789:2007: E

Recognition.39 A.1 Recognition and visibility of ambulances.39 A.2 Recognition of personnel.39 Annex B (informative)
Test summary.40 Annex C (informative)
Certificate of compliance.41 Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices.42 Bibliography.43
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