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Land Area: 547,030 sq km
Population(2002): 59,765,983
Literacy Rate: 99%
Life Expectancy at birth-Male: 75.17
Life Expectancy at birth-Female: 83.14
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Medical Director-France
Dr. Francis Levy
Email: francis-levy@ville-mulhouse.fr
Assoc.Medical Director-France
Dr. Bruno Goulesque
Email: goulesqueb@ch-mulhouse.fr
National Coordinator-France
Stephan Graesslin
Email: graesslins@ch-mulhouse.fr
Assist.National Coordinator-France
Georges Brand
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Reference Publications (posted June 13th, 2005)
Authors: Adnet F. Lapostolle F.
Institution: F. Adnet, Dept. d'Anesthesie-Reanimation, Hopital Avicenne, Samu 93, UPRES UA 34-09, Cedex 93000, Bobigny; France. E-Mail: frederic.adnet@avc.ap-hop-paris.fr.
Title: International EMS Systems: France.
Source: Resuscitation. Vol. 63(1)(pp 7-9), 2004.
Abstract: The EMS (Emergency Medical Service) system in France is a centrally based, two-tiered, physician-manned system. The first level is composed of BLS (Basic Life Support) fire department ambulances (called 'VSAB') based at fire stations. The second level is composed of ALS (Advanced Life Support) physician staffed-ambulances. In France, there are two different levels of emergency department (ED). The first level is called 'SAU' and has continuous coverage by surgeons, in Level 2 certain specialities may be available only on an 'on-call' basis. Staffing patterns in the ED vary from one hospital to another. In general, EDs in university and major teaching hospitals are staffed by emergency physicians and residents from different specialties. In France medical schools are part of free public universities. The length of medical training varies from 8 to 11 years according to speciality. Emergency Medicine is not recognised as a stand alone specialty. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |