Ambulance

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A parked Ambulance in GTA: San Andreas

The Ambulance is an emergency vehicle that has appeared in every game in the series so far (except Grand Theft Auto 2, where a paramedic car called the Medicar is featured instead). Ambulances are usually found near hospitals and, as of Grand Theft Auto III, can be used to start the paramedic sub-mission.

Overview

The vehicle invariably features red and white lights and sirens and a matching paint scheme. Throughout the series the siren sound has varied slightly, as has the design of the vehicle itself. If multiple people are killed an ambulance will arrive and two paramedics will get out and attempt to revive the wounded. Typically if paramedics are killed it creates more police attention than other civilians. Handling-wise, the Ambulance is fairly fast for it's class and has decent brakes, but is very top heavy and unstable, making it prone to rolling over under rough cornering. Whenever the player enters a parked Ambulance, the player's health is replenished.

Paramedic side-mission

The Paramedic side-mission can be toggled on or off when driving the ambulance in all GTA III-era games. This mission requires the player to find, pick up and deliver patients to the hospital within a time limit, while endeavoring to drive as safely as possible (each bump further injures the passengers). With every level comes another patient to deliver, increasing the difficulty. Usually when the player beats level 12 the mission is complete (but can be carried on and replayed later) and a reward is achieved, e.g. infinite sprint or extra health.

If the player leaves the ambulance at any point during the mission, kills a patient, or runs out of time, the mission is failed and must be restarted from level one. Three patients can be carried in an ambulance at any one time.

Rewards

GTA III

  • Health pickup delivered to hideouts (35 patients rescued)

GTA Vice City

  • Infinite sprint (complete level 12)

GTA San Andreas

  • Maximum health boost (complete level 12)

Locations

GTA III

GTA: Vice City

GTA: San Andreas

GTA IV Rendition

The Ambulance made its comeback appearance, and when a pedestrian dies, sirens can be heard by an Ambulance and a medic tries to revive killed pedestrians. If they fail to revive him/her, the medic then gets back inside the Ambuulance and then leave. Medics can also aid the injured Niko Bellic by calling 911 if he can't find any restaurants around here, or simply point at them with a gun to not aid him at all. He'll have to pay the medic cash once his health is restored.

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