Emergency Medical Services
Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. They may also be known as a first aid squad, FAST squad, emergency squad, ambulance squad, ambulance corps, life squad or by other initialisms such as EMAS or EMARS. In most places, the EMS can be summoned by members of the public (as well as medical facilities, other emergency services, businesses and authorities) via an emergency telephone number which puts them in contact with a control facility, which …
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World Bank Group · 17 April 2024 English
In 2012 and in 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolutions urging the international community to intensify global efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). It also called upon …
medical, psychological and legal services. Emergency medical services may be the most urgent and obvious, given …
R Street Institute · 15 April 2024 English
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved the medication for the reversal of opioid overdoses in 1971.4 When administered in a timely manner, naloxone can restore breathing within minutes and …
administer an opioid antidote or call for emergency medical services.25 Furthermore, fentanyl overdoses are … Therefore, experts recommend calling emergency medical services and monitoring individuals for at least … Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services Personnel,” Comparative Effectiveness …
World Bank Group · 3 April 2024 English
project will support the establishment of emergency medical services (EMSs) and enhance supply chain management …
World Bank Group · 1 April 2024 English
The aftereffects of the coronavirus pandemic coupled with a worsening global economic outlook mean that the sustainability of Bhutan's public spending is now an area of particular concern. Accordingly, this …
World Bank Group · 29 March 2024 English
(USTACCs), burn units, radiotherapy centers, emergency medical services, and medical imaging diagnosis services …
Brookings Institution · 28 March 2024 English
This project originated from the observation that while many communities (particularly low-income communities and communities of color) want to lead data collection efforts that enable them to create and implement …
data, e.g., local property data, fire-emergency medical services data �911�, local and national food bank …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 28 March 2024 English
Submission to the Human Rights Committee in advance of the Committee’s development of the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for Canada’s 7th Periodic Review Canadian Human Rights Commission Submission …
services; - 24% avoided calling 911 for emergency medical services; - only 1 in 5 would trust the police …
World Bank Group · 23 March 2024 English
GBV cases, and SEA/SH or GBV risks in emergency medical services. Measures to manage these risks will …
RAND Corporation · 20 March 2024 English
This brief summarizes findings from jurisdictions that have established interoperability between 911 and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—the national mental health emergency hotline—allowing the transfer of calls from 988 …
right resource—be it phone counseling, emergency medical services, police, or fire response—requires procedures …
