title: Prehospital emergency medical services in Lebanon: overview and prospects.
abstract: Prehospital emergency medical services in Lebanon are based on volunteer systems with multiple agencies. In this article, a brief history of the development of prehospital care in Lebanon is presented with a description of existing services. Also explored are the different aspects of prehospital care in Lebanon, including funding, public access and dispatch, equipment and supplies, provider training and certification, medical direction, and associated hospital-based emergency care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. melsayed@aub.edu.lb
authors.forename: Mazen J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: El Sayed
authors.forename: Jamil D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bayram
mesh_terms: D004517:Education, Professional; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007861:Lebanon; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*