As the threat of Cold War eased, a number of such civil defense organisations have been disbanded or mothballed ( as in the case of the Royal Observer Corps in the United Kingdom and the United States civil defense ), while others have changed their focuses into providing rescue services after natural disasters ( as for the State Emergency Service in Australia ).

Emergency Response services help take the first hit when the disaster strikes and if the disaster is serious enough the Emergency Response teams need to quickly get a Crisis Management team in place.

Within 23 minutes of the bombing, the State Emergency Operations Center ( SEOC ) was set up, consisting of representatives from the state departments of public safety, human services, military, health, and education.

Emergency services such as the police utilize wireless networks to communicate effectively as well.

Four functional bodies — Transport for London, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, London Development Agency and London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority — are responsible for delivery of services in these areas.

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A Practical Reference to Religious Diversity for Operational Police and Emergency Services was a publication of the Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau designed to offer guidance to police and emergency services personnel on how religious affiliation can affect their contact with the public.

Emergency medicine physicians practice in hospital emergency departments, in pre-hospital settings via emergency medical services, other locations where initial medical treatment of illness takes place, and recently the intensive-care unit.

Emergency medical services ( abbreviated to the initialism EMS in some countries ) are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care, transport to definitive care, and other medical transport to patients with illnesses and injuries which prevent the patient from transporting themselves.

Emergency medical services may also be locally known as a first aid squad, emergency squad, rescue squad, ambulance, squad ambulance service, ambulance corps, or life squad.

Emergency medical services exists to fulfill the basic principles of first aid, which are to Preserve Life, Prevent Further Injury, and Promote Recovery.

* Emergency medical services in Austria

* Emergency medical services in Australia

* Emergency medical services in Canada

* Emergency medical services in France

* Emergency medical services in Germany

* Emergency medical services in Israel

* Emergency medical services in Italy

* Emergency medical services in the Netherlands

* Emergency medical services in New Zealand

* Emergency medical services in Norway

* Emergency medical services in Poland

* Emergency medical services in Portugal

But they refuse, as do the Arab states, to support the United Nations' expenses of maintaining the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East as a buffer between Egypt and Israel, and the U.N. troops in the Congo, which expenses are not covered by the regular budget of the United Nations, but by a special budget.

Personal Emergency Response Systems ( PERS ), or Telecare ( UK term ), are a particular sort of assistive technology that use electronic sensors connected to an alarm system to help caregivers manage risk and help vulnerable people stay independent at home longer.

In addition, Vehicle Emergency Escape ( VEE ) windows, developed by BAE Systems are currently being fielded for use on the M1114 uparmored HMMWV, with 1, 000 kits ordered.

Emergency contraception ( EC ), or emergency postcoital contraception, are birth control measures that, if taken after sexual intercourse, may prevent pregnancy.

* Emergency contraceptive pills ( ECPs )— sometimes simply referred to as emergency contraceptives ( ECs ) or the " morning-after pill "— are drugs intended to disrupt ovulation or fertilization, which are steps necessary for pregnancy ( contraceptives ).< ref name =" Trussell 2011 "> p. 121: Mechanism of actionCopper-releasing IUCsWhen used as a regular or emergency method of contraception, copper-releasing IUCs act primarily to prevent fertilization.

Emergency contraceptive pills ( ECPs ) are not to be confused with mifepristone ( RU486, Mifeprex ), which is used as an " abortion pill ".

The largest U. S. Government programs are the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ( PEPFAR ) and the President's Malaria Initiative, which aim to reduce the impact of these debilitating diseases in Rwanda.

Persons serving as Chirurgeons work under the " Good Samaritan " principal providing only first aid and either calling for Emergency Medical Services, or advising sick or injured persons to seek medical care on their own if they have injuries or illnesses that are beyond the scope of First Aid to treat.

" Known subversives " ( including peace activists and some trade unionists ) are arrested and interned under the Emergency Powers Act.

Other countries which still uses the M102 cannon are Malaysia in the 2nd Emergency era ( 1968-1988 ).

Hot standby nets are in constant operation 24 / 7 / 365 for International Emergency and Disaster Relief communications.

NS / EP telecommunications are managed and controlled by the National Communications System using Telecommunications Service Priority through both the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service and Wireless Priority Service.

Sirens are sometimes used as part of an integrated warning system that links sirens with other warning media such as the radio and TV Emergency Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio, telephone alerting systems, Reverse 911, Cable Override and wireless alerting systems in the United States and the Emergency Public Warning System in the Canadian province of Alberta.

The company maintains several Network Emergency Response Vehicles ( NERV ) s which are staffed by Cisco employees during natural disasters and other public crises.

Emergency physicians are tasked with seeing a large number of patients, treating their illnesses and arranging for disposition — either admitting them to the hospital or releasing them after treatment as necessary.

After this many medical colleges are about to start postgraduate training i. e. MD in Emergency Medicine.

There are only two academic societies in EM in China, Chinese Association of EM ( CAEM ) and Chinese College of Emergency Physicians ( CCEP, equivalent to ACEP in US ).

In Turkey there are two associations for Emergency Physicians:

The Board for Critical Care Transport Certification ( BCCTPC ®) has developed a certification exam for flight and ground critical care paramedics Some educational facilities that provide this training are UMBC Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Program or.

Some paramedics and EMTs, known as Wilderness Emergency Medical Technicians, utilize expanded scope of practice protocols that are operationalized when in wilderness ( remote, austere, or resource-deficient ) environments.