We will:
- save life and provide immediate care for patients at the scene of the incident and in transit to hospital
- alert Hospital Services and other relevant NHS agencies
- manage clinical decontamination for people affected by hazardous substances prior to their evacuation from the scene
- evacuate the injured from the scene in order of medical priority
- arrange and ensure the most appropriate transport for the injured to the receiving hospital(s)
- supply patient care equipment to the scene of a major incident
- transport appropriate medical staff and their equipment to the scene
- alert the British Red Cross and St Andrew’s Ambulance Association and coordinate their work in support of the Service
- provide and maintain communications equipment for key medical staff and voluntary organisations at the scene
- restore service normality*.
*includes a requirement to maintain the continuity of mission critical activities during the emergency.