Did you know that in the USSR, you could dial the number "03" on the telephone, and a free ambulance would come to help you? Here is a picture of one of the ambulances (nicknamed a "loaf"):

KurtVonnegut [comrade/them] · 1 month ago

Did you know that in the USSR, you could dial the number "03" on the telephone, and a free ambulance would come to help you? Here is a picture of one of the ambulances (nicknamed a "loaf"):

merthyr1831@lemmy.ml · 1 month ago

Is this any different to calling your emergency number and getting an ambulance, or is it for non-emergency transport to hospital?

KurtVonnegut [comrade/them] · 1 month ago

It is mostly for emergencies. Although in the USSR doctors did way more "house calls" than in western nations, due to the lack of available hospital beds.