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'''''EMS (Emergency Medical Service)''''' is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitute a medical emergency.
Fire, hospital, poison control, etc. response centers.
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 9 September 2021

EMS (Emergency Medical Service) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitute a medical emergency.