Emergency Care Services

Types of PAtients

• Victims of accidents
• Sudden Illness
• Patients requiring ambulatory services or EMERGENCY care

Types of services Provided

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Cardiac Defibrillation
• Intravenous Cannulation (IV)
• Needle Cricothyrotoy
• Transportation to hospital care
• Many more procedures to temporarily save from life or death situations while they get transported to an adequate clinic/hospital/care center

It can cost around $10-2,000 for a trip on an ambulance to the hospital (if you factor in insurance), but it costs thousands more to operate on a monthly basis (gas, medical supplies, etc.)

Employees

• Doctors
• EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)
• Red Cross Volunteers
• Firehouse Volunteers
• Paramedics
• First Responders
• Ambulance Drivers
• Emergency Medical Dispatcher

Purpose

• Early Detection
• Early Reporting
• Early Response
• On-scene/Field Care
• Care in Transit
• Transfer to Definitive Care

Differences in Emergency Care Systems

• Population Density
• Topography
• Government
• Etc!!