NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

The specific purpose of the Association is to represent and serve providers of veterinary prehospital care, which shall encompass detection, reporting, response, on-scene care, care in transit, and transfer to definitive care involving everyday emergencies, large scale incidents, or natural disasters involving animals. This shall be termed veterinary emergency medical services (VEMS), and the Association will work to promote the advancement of knowledge and high standards of practice in VEMS through education, advocacy and evidence based initiatives and research.