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Patient Reception Area (PRA)

Date of Publication:

4/14/2016

Definition:

A location with adequate patient staging facilities and local patient transport assets to support patient reception and transport to local voluntary, pre-identified, nonfederal, acute care hospitals capable of providing definitive medical care for victims of a domestic disaster, emergency, or military contingency. PRAs are normally established at predesignated airfields, but may be located at facilities supporting patient movement by ground evacuation assets.

Source of Definition:

Last Updated: August 16, 2022
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