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Prehospital Emergency Medical Services in Lebanon: Overview and Prospects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2012

Mazen J. El Sayed  and
Jamil D. Bayram
Mazen J. El Sayed*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Jamil D. Bayram
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland USA
*
Correspondence: Mazen J. El Sayed, MD, MPH Department of Emergency Medicine American University of Beirut Medical Center P.O. Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon E-mail [email protected]
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Abstract

Prehospital emergency medical services in Lebanon are based on volunteer systems with multiple agencies. In this article, a brief history of the development of prehospital care in Lebanon is presented with a description of existing services. Also explored are the different aspects of prehospital care in Lebanon, including funding, public access and dispatch, equipment and supplies, provider training and certification, medical direction, and associated hospital-based emergency care.

El Sayed MJ, Bayram JD. Prehospital Emergency Medical Services in Lebanon: Overview and Prospects. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(2):1-3.

Keywords

emergency medical servicesEMS systemLebanonprehospital care
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 163 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2012

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