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The United States Public Health Service originally formed in developed and equipped two DMAT prototypes 1984, which eventually merged in 1992 to form the PHS-1 DMAT. Since that time to 1999 26 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT's have been formed within the U.S. Public Health Service. These teams stand ready to provide emergency medical care during a major natural disaster or any other event, which requires their skills. They are prepared, when called upon, to travel to the scene of a disaster in the United States when their services can make a difference. they have also been know to travel outside the United States.