Main Tasks of The Emergency Medical Services
The main task of the UEMS is to provide first aid and advanced medical assistance through provision of ambulances at any incident where medical care is required. In the case of a large scale disaster, supplementary help can be provided in the form of a mobile hospital of State Emergency Service of Ukraine (MNS). Additionally, the UEMS has the option to request support from private aircraft or those in use by the State Emergency Service, Ministry of Defence and/or any other government agency.
Ultimately the emergency medical services of Ukraine seek to provide:
- Emergency care for injured and victims after any incident.
- Management and provision of infection control and anti-epidemic work in any given disaster area.
- Sharing and analysis of information about the medical and social consequences of a disaster.
- Responsibility for health of Search and Rescue team members and other medical personnel.
- Creation of and rational use of reserves of resources.
- Researching scientific problems of disaster and emergency medicine.
- Training medical professionals to provide sophisticated medical aid after an incident, with limited recourses.
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