EMS Involves Moving Patients From One Medical Facility to Another
The role of the EMS unit is easy to grasp. The role of the EMS unit is to take the victim of an accident out of immediate danger and transport them to a place where they can receive care. The most common place a person will receive care is in a hospital. Although the role of the EMS unit is often seen as taking a patient from the scene of an accident to the hospital, but they do more than just transport victims. EMS units are often called upon to transport patients from one hospital to another.
The EMS units do not know exactly when and where they will be called upon. Transportation of an existing patient is no less a delicate affair than transporting an accident victim. They need to make sure that the equipment they need to keep the patient alive and comfortable during the trip is with them. This is more difficult for some patients than it is for others.
The EMS transport trips may not involve flashing lights or speed, but they are no less critical than the trips the ambulances and paramedics take to arrive on the scene of an accident. If something goes wrong, there may be serious consequences for the patient.