[Emergency medical aid in a paediatrics context]

Abstract

In France, the organisation of aid involves the intervention of the emergency medical services (Samu), which coordinate the medical regulation platforms for site 15 and the mobile emergency and intensive care services (Smur). Since they were created, the Samu have been tirelessly adapting their response to the various characteristics of pre-hospital assignments. Pre- and inter-hospital paediatrics has seen the development of specialised teams with the aim of providing effective aid which is adapted to the youngest and most vulnerable patients.

Keywords: emergency medical service; medical regulation; mobile emergency and intensive care service; organisation; paediatrics; pédiatrie; régulation médicale; service d’aide médicale urgente; service mobile d’urgence et de réanimation.