Then came the uninsured in need of emergency care (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act).

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He added that it did not have emergency medical treatment facilities such as ambulances or a first-aid station underground.

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In 2000-01, there were 30, 942 tonsil-related admissions for emergency medical treatment.

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Of course, Republicans agree, women should have direct access to a gynaecologist or obstetrician (instead of having to see a primary-care doctor first), and of course patients should have guaranteed access to emergency-room treatment and the right to know all the medical options and appeal against an insurer's decision.

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The EHIC is mainly intended for emergency treatment abroad, but also covers patients for pre-existing medical conditions.

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Mr Kua said when emergency services arrived he had been in such a panic that he had refused medical treatment.

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Last night LAS and St John Ambulance staff ran 13 treatment centres in central London and 50 paramedics and emergency medics responded on foot carrying medical equipment in backpacks.

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