title: [Planning and organization of the Emergency Medical Service Center in Sarajevo Canton and provision of disaster rescue and protection to Bosnia-Herzegovina].
abstract: Bosnia and Hercegovina, as well as the rest of the world we live in, has a high level of exposure to various accident and catastrophes events with a consequence of big losses in human lives. These catastrophes often over warm capacities of health institutions. In those cases emergency medical services provides organized emergency medical assistance to injured and suddenly gone sick patients in place of injuring. It also provides transport to the health institution where patient will be admitted for further treatment. In order to provide adequate conditions for high level service, Emergency medical centre has a specialized team that provides highly qualified staff, adequate equipment and other means needed in rescue and medical assistance. Emergency medical centre Sarajevo also acts on requests by Federal civil defense, upon its given relevant information on mobilizing EMC resources when emergency signal is been issued. Purchase of new medical/rescue equipment is also prioritized.
authors.affiliation: Zavod za hitnu medicinsku pomoć, Sarajevo, BiH.
authors.forename: Alija
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mulaomerović
authors.forename: Sena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Softić-Taljanović
authors.forename: Jasminka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kovacević
authors.forename: Tigran
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elezović
mesh_terms: D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans