Medical organization
Encyclopedia
Medical organizations support the field of medicine
, which is the branch of health science, concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease
and injury
.
Examples of medical organizations include hospitals, Hatzolah
, St. John Ambulance
, the Red Cross and other medical centres.
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, which is the branch of health science, concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease
Disease
A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...
and injury
Injury
-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
.
Examples of medical organizations include hospitals, Hatzolah
Hatzolah
Hatzolah/Hatzalah is a volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization serving mostly Jewish communities around the world. Most local branches operate independently of each other, but use the common name...
, St. John Ambulance
St. John Ambulance
St John Ambulance, branded as St John in some territories, is a common name used by a number of affiliated organisations in different countries dedicated to the teaching and practice of medical first aid and the provision of ambulance services, all of which derive their origins from the St John...
, the Red Cross and other medical centres.