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Medical doctor.
Medical diagnostic testing performed at the time and place of patient care.
A person actively involved and having experience in a discipline, profession, especially medicine
Portable computing devices (such as a smartphone or tablet computer) and programs which can provide a service to emergency professionals.
is a method for public purchasers to finance the development of innovative solutions. It is an approach to procuring R&D services2, which involve risk-benefit sharing with the suppliers and developers, but does not constitute State aid. The legal basis for PCP in procurement law are the exemptions in Article 16.F of public procurement Directive 2004/18/EC and Article 24.E of public procurement Directive 2004/17/EC.
Procurement of research and development of new innovative solutions before they are commercially available. PCP involves different suppliers competing through different phases of development.
Instructions or guidance provided by emergency dispatchers to the individuals making the emergency call.
Referred to emergency interventions outside the hospital: street, home, workplace, etc.
Teams which provide care prior to a patient's arrival at a hospital.
Medical subspecialty which focuses on caring for seriously ill or injured patients before they reach hospital, and during emergency transfer to hospital or between hospitals.