About the amblance deal, I've never been in one, but my advice is make GD certain you (or your loved one) has no valuables on his or her person before entering.
Why? Things seem to get "lost" in all the hubbub.
I know this because my uncle's Rolex (purchased decades before they became diamond encrusted POS's) got "lost" between his house and the hospital room he finally ended up in. My uncle would not have so much minded his wallet being lifted, but he is a watch guy, and it's very important to him. By the way, he was in the hospital for a heart attack.
Short story long, 2 things: One, I am grateful that I got to the hospital within an hour or so. Two, "anger is an energy" (PIL). I applied controlled rage to the to the entire ER and amblance drivers, and MIRACULOUSLY and I do mean MIRACULOUSLY, the watch was "discovered" in the ER room he had been in. This was surprising because it was "found" hours after he had left the room, and about an hour after they started "looking for it."
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