A building used, often temporarily, to coordinate the response to an emergency and to deal with some of the problems that arise during the emergency.

Equipment used by the first responders' teams.

The way inputs such as money, staff, equipment and drugs are combined to deliver emergency health interventions.

Defined as "a medical condition manifesting itself through acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in (i) putting the health of the individual in a serious jeopardy, (ii) serious impairment of bodily functions, or (iii) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or a body part.

Any vehicle that is designated and authorized to respond to a medical emergency in a life-threatening situation.

Emergency medicines is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention.

A network which consists of all first respondents’ organisations such police, fire and ambulance services.

Telephone number that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance.

Equipment used in procedures that combine chest compressions often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

Any law relating to the protection of the environment