An ambulance is a specialized vehicle used to transport people who require medical assistance to a healthcare facility, usually a hospital.

The Wikipedia page on the American Civil War provides a comprehensive overview of the war that took place in the United States between 1861 and 1865.

Cambridge University Press is a publishing house and part of the University of Cambridge.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area.

Under the Geneva Conventions, the emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are to be worn by all medical and humanitarian personnel and also displayed on their vehicles and buildings while they are in an active warzone, and all military forces operating in an active warzone must not attack entities displaying these emblems.

The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, held on 22 August 1864, is the first of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.

Florence Nightingale was a prominent and influential figure in the field of nursing during the 19th century.

The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, more commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention and abbreviated as GCIV, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.