 For example, in France and Germany the physician, often an anesthesiologist, rides in the ambulance and provides stabilizing care at the scene.The patient is then directed to the appropriate department of a hospital, so emergency care is much more multidisciplinary than in the Anglo-American model.In countries such as the US, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, ambulances crewed by paramedics and emergency medical technicians respond to out-of-hospital emergencies and transport patients to emergency departments, meaning there is more dependence on these health-care providers and there is more dependence on paramedics and EMTs for on-scene care.