Emergency medical services are not just composed of 911 calls, there are different types of companies. The most common EMS is 911 they move the critically ill patients from one facility to another, and respond to medical emergencies ("What is EMS? Department of Health). According to the department of health the different type of services that are available are government EMS, the ambulances work alongside fire departments and police officers, but operate separately and are funded by the local or national government ("What is EMS? Department of Health). Fire and police services are also available, this is seen in many different countries that use separate services. Fire and police services are seen in rural areas where having two separate services
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Some communities have their own ambulances that cover the community or a private event, for example the Red Cross ("What is EMS? Department of Health). Private ambulance services are companies that have paid employees who are contracted out by the government. These companies mainly provide just transportation for patients that are non-urgent. Private ambulance services also provide a second response to the city EMS and fire departments; when the 24-hour ambulance crews are busy and there is a non-urgent call, these private ambulance companies will go to the home calls to transport or provide any type of first aide as needed ("What is EMS? Department of Health). Combined emergency services are full-service agencies that are found in smaller cities, in airports, and the larger colleges and universities. These are available because of the budget that the city has, this allows them to have one respond team. The crew provides the same care that the full-time ambulance services do in larger communities ("What is EMS? Department of Health). The final EMS service defined by the department of health is hospital based. In this services hospitals will supply their own ambulance and their services to the community when ambulance care is chargeable and/or unreliable. In the hospital based service the services rely only on what the hospital will provide ("What is EMS? Department of
Some communities have their own ambulances that cover the community or a private event, for example the Red Cross ("What is EMS? Department of Health). Private ambulance services are companies that have paid employees who are contracted out by the government. These companies mainly provide just transportation for patients that are non-urgent. Private ambulance services also provide a second response to the city EMS and fire departments; when the 24-hour ambulance crews are busy and there is a non-urgent call, these private ambulance companies will go to the home calls to transport or provide any type of first aide as needed ("What is EMS? Department of Health). Combined emergency services are full-service agencies that are found in smaller cities, in airports, and the larger colleges and universities. These are available because of the budget that the city has, this allows them to have one respond team. The crew provides the same care that the full-time ambulance services do in larger communities ("What is EMS? Department of Health). The final EMS service defined by the department of health is hospital based. In this services hospitals will supply their own ambulance and their services to the community when ambulance care is chargeable and/or unreliable. In the hospital based service the services rely only on what the hospital will provide ("What is EMS? Department of