Emergency Medical Services Agency (Gassasinia)

Emergency Medical Services Agency

Formation	1979
Founder	Dr. Shachar Aron
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.

Uniform

Emergency Medical Services Agency uniforms generally consist of a bottle green set of specially designed tough fatigues - consisting of cargo trousers and and a short-sleeved shirt - which bear yellow-coloured reflective stripes across the far-end of the sleeves and trouser legs. Sewn into the left shoulder and right breast is the insignia of the Emergency Medical Services Agency, along with the staff member's name sewn on the left breast side. Sewn into the back of the shirt is large text reading "AMBULANCE". Green shoulder epaulettes are used to indicate the staff member's rank.

This uniform is generally worn with a lime-coloured reflective vest, jacket or parka depending on weather conditions. Additionally, paramedics will often wear protective white-coloured helmets to protect them from head injuries while in the back of a moving ambulance. For added protective value, the cargo trousers worn by ambulance technicians bears integrated knee-protection.

Ambulance crews covering particularly hazardous areas or responding to incidents of violence are issued stab and bullet resistant personal armour, which are kept in the ambulance while responding to regular calls where body armour is not deemed necessary.

Management staff and call-handlers eschew the fatigues worn by ambulance technicians in favour of a more formal pair of green trousers and short-sleeved white shirt, which is worn with a bottle green tie.

Structure

• Emergency Medical Services Agency
  • Hazardous Area Response Teams (HART)
  • Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS)
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)
  • Patient Transport Services (PTS)
  • Blood Delivery Service (BDS)
  • Paediatric Emergency Transport Service (PETS)
  • 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.