INEM
Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (INEM) is the body of the Ministry of Health responsible for coordinating the operation, in the territory of mainland Portugal, of an Integrated Medical Emergency System, in order to guarantee to the victims or victims of sudden illness the prompt and correct provision of health care. The provision of emergency medical care at the scene of the accident, the assisted transport of the victims to the appropriate hospital and the articulation between the various actors of the System are the main tasks of INEM. Through the European emergency number - 112, INEM has multiple means to respond effectively to medical emergency situations.