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To unify the communication and knowledge exchange between the emergency medical teams across Europe iProcureSecurity seeks to translate the identified EMS terms in all consortium languages.

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RFT (request for tender)
Area: Pre-Commercial Procurement

A formal, structured invitation to suppliers to submit or bid to supply products or services.

ROSC percentages
Area: Emergency Medical Services

The percentage of patients who have a return of pulse (Return Of Spontaneous Circulation, or ROSC) while in EMS care before arrival at a receiving facility.

Rapid assessment
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Collection of subjective and objective information in order to measure damage and identify the basic needs of the affected persons that require immediate response.

Real time analytics
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Real time analytics lets users see, analyse and understand data as it arrives in a system. Logic and mathematics are applied to the data so it can give users insights for making real-time decisions.

Real-life scenarios
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Referred to a professional training based on a sequence of events similar to what might happen in a real case.

Redistributed manufacture
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) is defined as technology, systems and strategies that change the economics and organisation of manufacturing, particularly in relation to location and scale

Regional rescue commander
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Person responsible for emergency responses at regional level.

Remote environment
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

Rescue service organizational commander
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response; including quickly developing incident objectives, managing all incident operations, application of resources as well as responsibility for all persons involved.

Rescue worker
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Someone who works to bring people out of danger, attack, harm, etc.

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