Caroline (Consultant in emergency medicine) Leech

"Prehospital care is the term given to the provision of medical care outside of the hospital or alternative fixed healthcare setting. In the developed world, the provision of prehospital care is usually the responsibility of a regional ambulance or emergency medical service(EMS). A number of agencies may operate in support of the ambulance service including air ambulance charities, private ambulance companies, rescue organizations (e.g. mountain rescue,...