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First responder is a term used to describe the first medically-trained responder to arrive on scene of an emergency, accident, natural or human-made disaster, or similar event. Such people may be police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 or other law enforcement, firefighter
Firefighter

Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations....
s, emergency medical services
Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services are a branch of Emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital Acute and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency....
, search and rescue
Search and rescue

Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger....
 volunteers, lifeguards, or lay rescuers. In some countries they may also be people who have had significant first aid training (more than a first aider) who arrive at scenes of emergencies to deal with casualties until more advanced support arrives.








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First responder is a term used to describe the first medically-trained responder to arrive on scene of an emergency, accident, natural or human-made disaster, or similar event. Such people may be police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 or other law enforcement, firefighter
Firefighter

Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations....
s, emergency medical services
Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services are a branch of Emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital Acute and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency....
, search and rescue
Search and rescue

Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger....
 volunteers, lifeguards, or lay rescuers. In some countries they may also be people who have had significant first aid training (more than a first aider) who arrive at scenes of emergencies to deal with casualties until more advanced support arrives.

Wilderness first responder

A Wilderness First Responder
Wilderness First Responder

Wilderness First Responders are individuals who are trained to respond to emergency situations in remote settings. They are part of a wide variety of wilderness medical professionals who deal with medical emergencies that occur in wilderness settings....
 has additional skills in ad hoc patient packaging and transport by non-motorized means.

See also

  • Certified first responder
    Certified first responder

    A certified first responder is a person who has completed forty to sixty hours of training in providing prehospital care for medical emergency.[] They have more skill than someone who is trained in basic first aid but they are not emergency medical technicians....