East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Area served by East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
East Midlands Ambulance Service National Health Service (NHS) Trust (EMAS) provides emergency 999, urgent care and patient transport services for the 4.8 million people within the East Midlands region of the UK - covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire (including North and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
EMAS accident and emergency crews respond to over 670,000 emergency calls every year, while EMAS Patient Transport Service (PTS) and volunteer ambulance car drivers provide care and transport on over 5,000 journeys to and from routine hospital appointments each day.
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- Resident population: 4.8million
- Area covered: 6,425 sq miles
- 999 emergency calls responded to each year: Over 670,000
- Patient transport journeys each year: Over 1million
- Total bases in the East Midlands: 76
- Total number of ambulance vehicles: Over 800
- Total staff: Over 3,200
[edit] Services
EMAS frontline accident and emergency (A&E) teams of paramedics, community paramedics, technicians, nurse triage advisors, emergency care practitioners, community first responders and volunteer lifesavers are ready day or night to respond to an emergency.
Patient Transport Services (PTS) are also an extremely important part of the ambulance service. PTS crews transport patients to and from their hospital, day care and outpatient appointments.
EMAS services include:
- Emergency care and transport of patients.
- Paramedic services at incidents and medical emergencies.
- Diagnosis and treatment or referral for minor illnesses and injuries.
- Patient transport for routine hospital appointments.
- Responding to major incidents and emergencies with the specialist Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and with air ambulance colleagues.
- Medical cover at major sporting, music and social events.
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