Emergency medical assistance is the first aid that is given to victims of accidents (casualties) or of the acute effects of diseases. The basis of emergency medical assistance is the "chain of rescue": this system is based on the collaboration of different actors. The most advanced cares can only be performed by physicians and surgeons with the appropriate environment (medical imaging, biochemistry analysis laboratory, emergency room, operating room), but the acute event often happens outside the hospital (prehospital cares): at home, in the street, at work, in a public building…
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| - Emergency medical assistance is the first aid that is given to victims of accidents (casualties) or of the acute effects of diseases. The basis of emergency medical assistance is the "chain of rescue": this system is based on the collaboration of different actors. The most advanced cares can only be performed by physicians and surgeons with the appropriate environment (medical imaging, biochemistry analysis laboratory, emergency room, operating room), but the acute event often happens outside the hospital (prehospital cares): at home, in the street, at work, in a public building…
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| - Emergency medical assistance is the first aid that is given to victims of accidents (casualties) or of the acute effects of diseases. The basis of emergency medical assistance is the "chain of rescue": this system is based on the collaboration of different actors. The most advanced cares can only be performed by physicians and surgeons with the appropriate environment (medical imaging, biochemistry analysis laboratory, emergency room, operating room), but the acute event often happens outside the hospital (prehospital cares): at home, in the street, at work, in a public building… The other actors involved are:
* the first witness of the event, who will call for help and possibly provide first aid (see also Emergency action principles);
* the medical regulation service that will receive the call and provide advice, and decide the action required;
* the general practitioner that will come and see the person, in case the situation is not too urgent and the person is in a safe environment;
* the ambulance that will take the casualty from its location to the hospital, when necessary.
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