A doctor based in the community who treats patients with minor or chronic illnesses and refers those with serious conditions to a hospital.

Basic course about emergencies and first aid.

The first hour after a traumatic injury.

The framework of authority and control within an organization and establishment and implementation of policies

Ground Ambulance means an ambulance used to transport patients on the ground with traumatic or medical conditions or patients for whom the need for specialty care, or emergency, or non-emergency medical care is anticipated either at the patient location or during transport.

Emergency Medical Services which provide out-of-hospital treatment and transport to definitive care on the ground.

Network consisting of an anchor hospital (hub) which offers a full array of services, complemented by secondary hospitals (spokes) which offer more limited service array.

Person who is responsible for planning and leading the emergency department or EMS.

Mobilization of health care information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system.

Health technology is defined by the World Health Organization as the "application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures, and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives".