Some EMS agencies have set up volunteer schemes, who can be dispatched to a medical emergency before the ambulance arrives. Examples of this include Community First Responder schemes run by ambulance services the UK and similar volunteer schemes operated by the fire services in France. In some countries such as the US, there may be autonomous groups of volunteer responders such as rescue squads. Police officers and firefighters who are on duty for another emergency service may also be deployed in this role, though some firefighters are trained to a more advanced medical level.
some ems agencies have set up volunteer schemes who can be dispatched to a medical emergency before the ambulance arrives examples of this include community first responder schemes run by ambulance services the uk and similar volunteer schemes operated by the fire services in france in some countries such as the us there may be autonomous groups of volunteer responders such as rescue squads police officers and firefighters who are on duty for another emergency service may also be deployed in this role though some firefighters are trained to a more advanced medical level