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Emergency Medical Services
Medical Definition: | Services specifically designed, staffed, and equipped for the emergency care of patients. |
Guide Notes: | Public Law 93-154; DF: EMERGENCY MED SERV |
Also Called: | Emergency Care,Emergency Health Services,Emergicenters,Prehospital Emergency Care |
Previously Indexed: | Emergencies (1966-1967),First Aid (1966-1967) |
Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems - The use of communication systems, such as telecommunication, to transmit emergency information to appropriate providers of health services. | |
Triage - The sorting out and classification of patients or casualties to determine priority of need and proper place of treatment. |
Emergency Medical Services Medical Definitions and Terms
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