Emergency medical services also known as
Ambulance services or
Paramedic Services (abbreviated to the
initialism EMS,
EMAS,EMARS or SAMU in some countries) are a type of
emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital
acute medical care, transport to definitive care, and other medical transport to patients with illnesses and injuries which prevent the patient from transporting themselves. Emergency medical services may also be locally known as a paramedic service, a first aid squad, emergency squad,
rescue squad, ambulance squad, ambulance service, ambulance corps, or life squad.