Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

The mission of the emergency medical services is to respond to emergency situations using exclusively medical means. When an emergency situation requires the joint use of medical and rescue resources, the emergency medical services will combine their resources with those of the fire and rescue services.

For the purposes of article R. 6311-1, emergency medical assistance services : 1° Provide a permanent medical listening service ; 2° Determine and activate, as quickly as possible, the response best suited to the nature of the call; 3° Ensure the availability of public or private hospital facilities adapted to the patient’s condition, taking into account the patient’s freedom of choice, and arrange for the patient to be admitted to…

The emergency medical aid services participate in the implementation of the Orsec plans drawn up in application of articles L741-1 to L741-5 of the French Internal Security Code. To carry out the tasks defined in the first paragraph and in article R. 6311-2, the regional health agency may entrust an interdepartmental or regional coordination role to one or more emergency medical services (SAMU). The regional emergency medical service (SAMU) mentioned…

The emergency medical aid services may participate in the medical coverage of large gatherings in accordance with the procedures laid down by the police authorities concerned after consulting the director general of the regional health agency.

In addition to their tasks directly linked to the provision of emergency medical aid, the emergency medical aid services participate in health education, prevention and research. They also participate in the training of first-aiders, in accordance with the procedures set out in decrees no. 91-834 of 30 August 1991 relating to first-aid training, no. 92-514 of 12 June 1992 relating to the training of first-aid instructors and no. 92-1195 of…