Emergency Medical Services Agency (Gassasinia)

Emergency Medical Services Agency

Formation	1979
Type	Emergency Medical Services
Location	Gassasinia
Budget	GSD $7.5 billion
Staff	~10,200
Website	https://emsa.gov.ga

The Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA) is the primary ambulance and emergency medical services organisation of Gassasinia. Formed in 1979 from an amalgamation of municipal government ambulance services by the Civil Defence Act, the EMSA is responsible for providing emergency ambulance care, along with non-emergency patient transport.

Vehicles

Common livery for emergency ambulances of the EMSA.

A paramedic car used mainly by advanced paramedics and emergency physicians to quickly respond to incidents in assistance of paramedics where specialist knowledge is needed.

Structure

• Emergency Medical Services Agency
  • Hazardous Area Response Teams (HART)
  • Air and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
  • Patient Transport Services
  • Emergency Delivery Service
  • Paediatric Emergency Transport Service
  • 101 Non-Emergency Helpline

Certifications

Although ambulance crewmembers in Gassasinia are often generically referred to generically as "paramedics", there are actually five certifications awarded by the Medical Standards and Licensing Agency relating to ambulance workers in Gassasinia. For this reason, the terms "ambulance technician", "ambulanceman" and "ambulancewoman" are preferred for official purposes. The different ambulance technician qualifications awarded by the Medical Standards and Licensing Agency include:

• Emergency Critical Care Paramedic (ECCP)
• Emergency Advanced Care Paramedic (EACP)
• Emergency Senior Paramedic (ESP)
• Emergency Care Paramedic (ECP)
• Emergency Prehospital Care Technician (EPCT)

Standard emergency ambulances in Gassasinia are typically staffed by two ambulance technicians, including at least one Emergency Care Paramedic, whereas volunteers, part-timers and student paramedics often serve in ambulances alongside qualified paramedics as EPCTs. Additionally, firefighters in Gassasinia are typically trained as EPCTs even if they don't often work in an ambulance, allowing them to provide medical care on-scene, and to assist paramedics.