50 Forint of Hungary 2023 UNC - National Ambulance Service

The National Ambulance Service is the largest ambulance and medical institution in Hungary, and has been in operation for 75 years. The origins of organised emergency lifesaving date back to the second half of the 19th century in Hungary, where in 1887 organised lifesaving was one of the first to be launched in Europe. The Voluntary Ambulance Association was founded in Budapest at the initiative of Géza Kresz, a doctor in the district. A nationwide network of ambulance stations was established after the First World War in 1926. After the establishment of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on 10 May 1948, the ambulance service became unified and controlled by the state. Up from 76, established in 1926, there are now 256 ambulance stations in the country to provide effective patient care. The Hungarian system has distinctive features. Paramedic training is offered in colleges only in Hungary. The National Ambulance Service considers it’s a priority to provide on-site care: paramedics make every effort to stabilise the patient on the spot, which requires state-of-the-art equipment and high level of expertise.