Death & Respawn
What happens when a player dies, how to call a medic, and how respawning works.
What it is
When a player's health reaches zero, they do not respawn straight away. They lie down and wait for help, call the medics, or respawn at the hospital after a few minutes.
How it works
- You go down. The screen turns black and white for a moment.
- Press E (or type
/ems) and write a short message. Every medic gets a distress call. You can send one every 5 minutes. - Wait for help: a medic revives you for free. If no medic is on duty, type
/helpfor the AI doctor ($750). - Or, after 3 minutes, press G to respawn. You wake up on a bed at the closest hospital with full health, hunger and thirst. You lose your weapons and ammo; other items and money stay.
Logging out while dead does not help: you are still dead when you come back. Any player can also pay the paramedic at Pillbox $1,200 to be treated on a hospital bed.
Keys & commands
| Key / command | What it does | Who |
|---|---|---|
E when dead, or /ems | Send a distress call to EMS | Everyone |
alert_dead (no default key) | Send a distress signal to police and EMS. Bind it in Esc → Settings → Key Bindings → FiveM if you want a key. | Everyone |
| G when dead | Respawn at the hospital (after 3 minutes) | Everyone |
/help | Call the AI doctor when no medic is on duty | Dead players |
/911 <message> | Call police and EMS (see Notification System) | Everyone |
Config options
File: [esx]/[jobs]/[ambulance]/mvx_ambulance/modules/ambulance/config.lua
| Option | What it changes | Example |
|---|---|---|
Config.respawnTime | Minutes before a dead player can respawn | 3 |
Config.waitTimeForNewCall | Minutes between distress calls | 5 |
Config.removeItemsOnRespawn | Take weapons on respawn | true |
Config.extraEffects | Black-and-white death effect | true |
Config.paramedicTreatmentPrice | Price of the paramedic at Pillbox | 1200 |
Config.helpCommand | Name of the distress call command | "ems" |
Admin Quick Test
Setup
- Give yourself a test weapon and ammo:
/giveitem me WEAPON_PISTOL 1and/giveitem me ammo-9 10. Also keep a normal item, for example/giveitem me water 2. - To see the distress call arrive, have a second player as medic:
/setjob <their id> ambulance 0.
Die
- Die (for example jump from a high roof). The screen shakes and turns black and white; you lie on the ground.
- A prompt shows E Call medics and a bar shows Respawn in ... seconds (3 minutes).
Call medics
- Press E (or type
/ems), type a message and send it. The medic gets "New distress call" and sees it in their EMS tablet. A second call within 5 minutes is refused.
Respawn
- Wait 3 minutes. The bar says Press G to respawn. Press G and confirm.
- The screen fades. You wake up on the bed at Pillbox (317.73, -585.36, 43.28) and after about 10 seconds stand at 307.30, -587.39, 43.28 with full health, hunger and thirst.
Result
- Open your inventory: the pistol and the
ammo-9are gone; the water is still there. Your money is unchanged.
Other ways up
- Die again and log out and back in: you are still dead ("You logged off dead").
- Type
/reviveas admin: you get up where you are. - Paramedic: teleport to
/tp 311.58 -594.08 42.28, third eye on the paramedic → Get treated. $1,200 cash is taken (/giveaccountmoney me money 2000first) and you are treated on a bed.
If it doesn't work: G does nothing before the 3 minutes are up. A restart of mvx_ambulance resets the
death screen of players who are down.