Resuscitation
Volume 68, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191, February 2006

EMS System in Croatia☆

Division of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Received 19 September 2005; accepted 19 September 2005.

Summary 

This article describes the features of Croatia's emergency medical services. Pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) access, regional differences and the main features of the service are described. EMS personnel education and skill levels are also discussed. The author offers a critical analysis of the current status and proposals for the future development of emergency medicine in Croatia based on changes in organisation and education.

Keywords: EMS, Emergency department, Emergency medicine

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☆ A Spanish translated version of the summary of this article appears as Appendix in the online version at 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.09.011.

PII: S0300-9572(05)00402-8

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.09.011

Resuscitation
Volume 68, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191, February 2006

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