Learn Swedish: Ambulansen väntar medan polisen räddar kvinnan. - The ambulance is waiting while the police save the woman.

Not in this exact sentence, because the main clause (Ambulansen väntar) comes first. The subordinate clause starting with medan just follows its normal order: conjunction + subject + verb.

What if I started the sentence with the medan part? How would the word order change?

If you put the subordinate clause first, the main clause must flip its subject and verb to keep the main verb in the second position (the V2 rule). It would become: Medan polisen räddar kvinnan, väntar ambulansen.

Why is it polisen if the English translation means the whole police force?

In English, 'police' is treated as a plural noun, but in Swedish, polisen is a singular noun. It refers to 'the police force' as a single unit, or it can refer to a specific, single police officer.

Are ambulansen, polisen, and kvinnan all in the definite form?

Yes! They all have their definite ('the') suffixes added to the end. You start with the base words en ambulans, en polis, and en kvinna, and add -en or -an to make them mean 'the ambulance', 'the police', and 'the woman'.