Emergency Medical Response. The purpose of the American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response program is to train participants in the knowledge and skills of an emergency medical responder (EMR) to help sustain life, reduce pain and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until more advanced medical personnel take over. Ideal for corporate emergency response teams, law enforcement, security officers or students wishing to begin a career in public safety or healthcare upon graduation. This instructor-led course is designed to meet or exceed National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards Emergency Medical Responder Instructional Guidelines.
Emergency Medical Response. The Employer agrees to assist, as appropriate, any Employee injured while on duty. In an emergency, emergency services will be called.
Emergency Medical Response. The Town has determined that it will assign Fire Fighters to First Responder or Emergency Medical Response duties in addition to all regular duties currently performed by employees covered under this Agreement, and the Town and the Union have negotiated an agreement on terms and conditions of such assignments as follows: Effective January 1. 2002 fire fighters and fire officers who are certified EMTs shall perform emergency medical services as directed and shall receive an annual stipend in the amount of $500.00. Effective January 1, 2003 the annual stipend shall be increased to $750.00. These stipends shall not be adjusted by the general wage increases but shall be added to base pay after the general increases are applied. The Town reserves the right to remove the EMS duties in which case the stipends may also be eliminated. Fire fighters and fire officers who attend classes during non-work hours to obtain their original EMT certification shall receive compensatory time on an hour for hour basis for time spent attending such classes.
Emergency Medical Response. Emergency Medical Response Service shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(a)(1)(A)-(G) above. In responding to Emergency Medical incidents, each engine company will be staffed with one (1) paramedic and two (2) EMT-I trained personnel. ACFD shall fulfill and does hereby assume the City's obligations under the City's First Responder Agreements with the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) District, with the exception of response times, which ACFD shall make every reasonable effort to fulfill, which are hereby assigned to ACFD. ACFD's duty to fulfill the City's obligations under the First Responder Agreements with the EMS District shall not affect any rights the City may have to receive revenue from the EMS District due to the City under the above agreements, as they may be amended from time to time.
Emergency Medical Response. If a person is unresponsive and is not breathing immediately take the following actions:
