### Question
How is the term emergency medical services defined?


### Answer
The term **emergency medical services** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 2655* as the following:

> resources used by a public or nonprofit entity to deliver medical care outside of a medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of—


(A) the condition of a patient

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2655*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 59-RURAL FIRE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION > SUBCHAPTER I-RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION**

