§ 16.95.005. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Advanced life support services or ALS means services provided to a patient which exceed those basic services needed to maintain life.

Ambulance means a vehicle equipped to provide basic life support, staffed by emergency medical technicians, based within the municipality and which conforms to state standards for such vehicles.

Basic life support services or BLS means those services provided to a patient which are only those necessary to maintain life.

Board means the emergency medical service board.

Emergency means any situation requiring the service of a medical unit or ambulance.

Emergency medical service system means a system which provides for the arrangement of personnel, facilities and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery within the municipality of health care services under emergency conditions, occurring as a result of the patient's condition, or of natural disasters or similar situations, and which is administered by a public or private entity which has the resources to provide an effective system.

Emergency medical technician means a person who has been specifically trained for basic life support through a recognized course and certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, or in accordance with state statutes.

Medical units means those vehicles equipped to provide advanced life support, staffed by mobile intensive care paramedics, based within the municipality, and which shall conform with state standards for such vehicles.

Mobile intensive care paramedic means a person who has been specifically trained for advanced life support through a recognized course and who has been certified by the emergency medical service board.

Paramedic means a person who has been specifically trained for advanced life support through a recognized course and who has been certified by the emergency medical service board.

Sponsor hospital means a medical treatment facility that provides emergency medical treatment for patients on a 24-hour basis and is utilized by the emergency medical service for training.

(AO No. 77-348A; AO No. 84-33; AO No. 84-83; AO No. 2001-145(S-1), § 14, 12-11-01)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1.05.020.