The difference between an ALS and BLS ambulance lies in the height of the ambulance. The ALS ambulance is better suited to continuous monitoring of patients (cardiological problems, incubation, respiratory problems, etc.). In the ALS, the medical team can remain standing if necessary to perform medical acts during the transport. In a BLS ambulance, the vehicle is just lower (not less confortable). Some BLS ambulance can be quite spacious (they just do not have the height to allow an adult to stand in the back). The BLS ambulance is suitable if the patient is stable and does not require special care (for example : traumatology). The ambulance crew does not differ according to the type of ambulance.

In France, some specialists can be consulted without a letter of referral: gynecologist, dentist, pediatrician, ophthalmologist, psychiatrist. Other specialists are normally only accessible after having been seen by a general practitioner, who writes a letter of referral. It should be noted, however, that some of these services accept foreign patients without a letter of referral when they are billed outside the social security system.

Not really. For a homevisit request, it is necessary to contact the local Housecall center. Patients accepted by the house call service are registered on a visit request list. Doctors carry out visits in order of registration and emergency. It is therefore not possible to have a fixed appointment time, but a time slot will be indicated whenever possible.