Which ambulance design is a specialty van design with a square patient compartment mounted on the chassis?

• A. Type 2 Ambulance
• B. Type 3 Ambulance
• C. Type 1 Ambulance
• D. Mobile Clinic

Answer: (B)

Think about how the patient area is mounted to the vehicle. A square, boxy patient compartment that sits on a van chassis with a separate cab is the hallmark of the specialty van design. This setup is Type III: the cab is separate, and a modular patient module is mounted onto the back of a cutaway van chassis, giving that distinct square patient area.

This differs from the standard van design where the patient space is built as part of the van’s curved body (Type II), and from the traditional box-on-chassis ambulance built on a truck chassis with a distinct rectangular patient compartment (Type I). A Mobile Clinic is not an ambulance design.