URGENT RESCUE: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an extensive system for providing acute healthcare, beginning with prehospital and preclinical care at the village level and continuing all the way up to tertiary care, including cutting-edge emergency medical services. People from neighbouring cities and states often make last-ditch referrals to these metropolitan quaternary care hospitals. There has been a dramatic uptick in the number of automotive accidents in Saudi Arabia over the past few years, making access to emergency medical services more critical than ever before. Quick, high-quality treatment for critically ill patients should be the first priority, and this can only happen if the emergency services infrastructure is adequately staffed by trained professionals. Emergency medical services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are the focus of this historical, contemporary, and prospective analysis.
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