Suffolk Accident Rescue Service
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The Suffolk Accident Rescue Service (SARS) is a registered charity
which assists the East of England Ambulance Service
in providing medical care at the scene of emergencies in Suffolk
and surrounding counties. The organisation relies on volunteer medical professionals
and Allied Health Professionals to provide this service on an entirely voluntary basis. The headquarters are in Ipswich
. It is an affiliated member of the British Association for Immediate Care
.
The service continues to train and equip participating doctors. In 2009 SARS responded to 1142 emergencies.
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
which assists the East of England Ambulance Service
East of England Ambulance Service
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing National Health Service ambulance services in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, in the East of England region.It is one of 12 Ambulance Trusts providing...
in providing medical care at the scene of emergencies in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
and surrounding counties. The organisation relies on volunteer medical professionals
Health care provider
A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities....
and Allied Health Professionals to provide this service on an entirely voluntary basis. The headquarters are in Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
. It is an affiliated member of the British Association for Immediate Care
British Association for Immediate Care
The British Association for Immediate Care is a registered charity which aims to encourage and aid the formation and extension of Immediate Care Schemes and strengthen and develop co-operation between schemes providing Immediate Care and the statutory emergency services...
.
Purpose of the organisation
SARS was established in 1972 as a group of doctors willing to give up their spare time to assist at the scene of trauma and medical emergencies.The service continues to train and equip participating doctors. In 2009 SARS responded to 1142 emergencies.