What does the snake coiled sword on the ambulance mean? Why is the Chinese ambulance symbol a snake

With the improvement of China's economic level and national power, China's medical equipment is getting better and better, and the system is getting better and better. I wonder if you know what the snake coiled sword on the ambulance means?

In fact, the shape of the snake coiled sword on the ambulance is representative of the meaning of the emergency medical care system, known as the "Star of Life", but also called "snake around the crutch" and "snake badge It is also known as the "Snake Cane" and the "Snake Emblem," and has a long history and specific meaning.

The Serpent Emblem is a symbol of the Serpent's cry. It comes from the legend of a doctor named Aschorebo, who was praised by the great poet Homer in his epic poem. As Buckle Leibo is a kind, elegant, solemn doctor, holding a coiled snake sceptre, traveling around, healing the sick to save people, because of the medical skills, good people, by the people to embrace.

Later generations in the divine doctor and the reverence of the snake, but also to commemorate the As buckle Leibo, the "snake around the crutch" as a medical mark, which is the origin of the "snake emblem", the sacred staff that travels around the world, for the people to cure the meaning of the snake is a symbol of health and longevity. The snake is a symbol of health and longevity.

There is also a legend in the Bible that Moses cast a serpent in bronze and set him on a pillar, if someone was bitten by a poisonous snake, as long as the pillar under the gaze of the bronze casting of the serpent, it will be healed immediately. The "snake emblem" symbolizes the ability to save human beings. So that is why the Chinese ambulance symbol is a snake.