
If you are going to have an accident, wait until June 1st when the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) is to boost staff numbers in preparation for summer’s influx of tourists.
There anyway are 38 teams in the region but to these will be added an Emergency Medical and Resuscitation Vehicle (VMER) in Tavira; two Medical Emergency Motorcycles in Portimão and Albufeira; nine INEM ambulances at the Portuguese Red Cross in Armação de Pera, Lagos, Almancil, Albufeira, Altura (Castro Marim), Portimão, Boliqueime and Ferreiras, and two INEM ambulances at the Bombeiros in Albufeira and Portimão.