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emergency services

Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services'
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Parts are semi-urban, but the area of land to the west and north of Hexham sees a vast expanse of territory that genuinely suffers from a lack of emergency services.
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Emergency services at the college during yesterday's security alert.
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PES DG Dr Rizwan Naseer told the delegates that Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) was established in 2004 and gradually evolved into a comprehensive emergency preparedness, response and prevention system established under the Punjab Emergency Service Act, 2006.
PDMA Sindh team visits Rescue Headquarters and Academy
LAHORE -- United Nation's Organization for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) representative Annette Hearns appreciated efforts of Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) towards international urban search & rescue accreditation certification (INSARAG).
UNOCHA hails Rescue 1122 steps towards Int'l certification
When I was in England, there was no such rule that I was aware of and I am not sure if there is one now, but if there is no such driving rule, then may I suggest the ECHO start a campaign to implement one as this does allow the emergency services to get where they need to go faster, thus saving lives.
Letter: You say - Emergency passage
Participants from the emergency services and hospitals in Coventry and Warwickshire will work on a range of fictional scenarios at the event.
Focus on attack response
A major disaster is to be simulated in the North to make sure emergency services could cope with a terror attack or natural disaster.
City rehearses for terrorist disaster
Eligible members of the emergency services in Wales and the rest of the UK will receive the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
Jubilee medals for emergency services

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