Portuguese Medical Emergency Services, INEM (similar to EMS) is ready respond to emergency situations when needed medical suport and in disaster situation, not only to provide medical aid and transport to hospital they are also prepared to rescue people trapped in accidents or lost in the mountains for example, always with the cooperation of firefighters and police. INEM has 4 CODU (centro de orientação de doentes urgentes) were 112 operators answer emergency calls and dispatch whatever is needed to the scene and 1 CIAV (centro informaçao anti venenos) were operators answer poison related calls. SBV Ambulances are the most comum ambulances and they spread all over the territory in hospitals and firefighters bases. VMER is the comum called medic car, answers life danger imediate emergencies and reanimation, inside goes a medic and a nurse with special equipment. SIV Ambulances are dispatched when intensive care is needed on scene. ARN are dispatched in case of a newly born baby. Emergency bikes are not often used but they still function, they are dispatched in a less dangerous situation. There are also Catastrophic Situation Ambulances which are used in the most dangerous situations, envolving lots of victims. Finally the emergency choppers are dispatched in the most in life danger situations, rescue situations and when ambulances can't reach the scene.
Portuguese Medical Emergency Services, INEM (similar to EMS) is ready respond to emergency situations when needed medical suport and in disaster situation, not only to provide medical aid and transport to hospital they are also prepared to rescue people trapped in accidents or lost in the mountains for example, always with the cooperation of firefighters and police. INEM has 4 CODU (centro de orientação de doentes urgentes) were 112 operators answer emergency calls and dispatch whatever is needed to the scene and 1 CIAV (centro informaçao anti venenos) were operators answer poison related calls. SBV Ambulances are the most comum ambulances and they spread all over the territory in hospitals and firefighters bases. VMER is the comum called medic car, answers life danger imediate emergencies and reanimation, inside goes a medic and a nurse with special equipment. SIV Ambulances are dispatched when intensive care is needed on scene. ARN are dispatched in case of a newly born baby. Emergency bikes are not often used but they still function, they are dispatched in a less dangerous situation. There are also Catastrophic Situation Ambulances which are used in the most dangerous situations, envolving lots of victims. Finally the emergency choppers are dispatched in the most in life danger situations, rescue situations and when ambulances can't reach the scene.