Paramedic Unit. An ambulance staffed and equipped to provide advanced life support at the scene of a medical emergency and during transport in an ambulance. The minimum standard for a paramedic unit in Stanislaus County shall be one (1) paramedic and one (1)
Paramedic Unit. An apparatus manned full time by two paramedics of any rank and recognized by the Los Angeles County Department of Health as such. It may be a Rescue Ambulance or an Engine Company. Roster: The official log of hours worked on any particular day. Work Day: A twelve (12) hour work period for 56 hour suppression assignment employees or an eight (8) hour work period for 40 hour staff assignment employees. Shift: Two (2) twelve (12) hour workdays worked consecutively in a 24 hour period beginning at 0730 hours for a Xxxxx schedule and 0700 for a 48/96 schedule. FLSA Cycle: A defined work period with a maximum number of eligible hours not subject to FLSA overtime. Eligible hours in excess of the maximum number of hours contained in the defined work period, as shown below, will be subject to FLSA overtime. Xxxxx schedule FLSA cycle: 27 calendar days, 204 hours 48/96 schedule FLSA cycle: 24 calendar days, 182 hours 40-hour schedule FLSA cycle: 7 calendar days, 53 hours Special Assign. An appointment to a specialized duty where additional compensation as outlined in II.I. is paid. Removal from special assignment is not a grievable issue and can occur at any time at the sole discretion of the Fire Chief. Incentive Pay: Compensation made available to encourage attainment of specific departmental goals as outlined in II.I.
Paramedic Unit. An apparatus manned full time by two paramedics of any rank and recognized by the Los Angeles County Department of Health as such. It may be a Rescue Ambulance or an Engine Company. Roster: The official log of hours worked on any particular day. Cycle: A five (5) day period, inclusive of all days on-duty as well as off-duty, which begins with the first of three (3) 24 hour shifts for 56 hourly employees and ends the last of three (3) 24 hour shifts. Work Day: A twelve (12) hour work period for 56 hour suppression assignment employees or a eight (8) hour work period for 40 hour staff assignment employees. Shift: Two twelve (12) hour workdays worked consecutively in a 24 hour period beginning at 0730 hours. Special Assign. An appointment to a specialized duty where additional compensation as outlined in II.I. is paid. Removal from special assignment is not a grievable issue and can occur at any time at the sole discretion of the Fire Chief. Incentive Pay: Compensation made available to encourage attainment of specific departmental goals as outlined in II.I.
Paramedic Unit. An ambulance staffed and equipped to provide advanced life support at the scene of a medical emergency and during transport in an ambulance. The minimum standard for a paramedic unit in Xxxxxx County shall be one (1) paramedic and one (1) EMT. Post – A designated location for ambulance placement within the System Status Plan (SSP). Depending upon its frequency and type of use, a “post” may be a facility with sleeping quarters or day rooms for crews, or simply a street-corner or parking lot location to which units are sometimes deployed. Productivity – The measures of work used in the ambulance industry that compare the used resources (unit-hours) with the production of the work product (patient transports). Productivity is expressed and calculated by determining the number of transports per unit-hours. PST - Pacific Standard Time, including Pacific Daylight Time when in effect Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) – A program that place automatic external defibrillators throughout communities. Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) – A government operated facility that receives emergency calls for assistance through the E-9-1-1 system or over private telephone lines. Response Time Exception – A variance from Response Time standards which when approved by MVEMSA is deemed a compliant call at the Response Time Standard and shall be included in Response Time compliance calculations. Response Time Exemption – A late or specified other response which when approved by MVEMSA shall be excluded from Response Time compliance calculations and financial damages. Response Time – The actual elapsed time between receipt by the Contractor of a call that an ambulance is needed and the arrival of the ambulance at the requested location. Response Time Compliance Zone - There are five (5) Response Time Compliance Zones in the EOA. These zones may contain a mix of urban/suburban, rural and remote/wilderness Response Time Areas. Secondary Public Safety Answering Point - A Secondary PSAP is able to receive voice and data of an Enhanced 911 call transferred from a Primary PSAP, and to complete the 911 process by dispatching law enforcement, ambulances, firefighters or other responders. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) – A heart attack caused by the complete blockage of a heart artery. Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) – A structure for coordination between the government and local emergency response organizations. Standard of Care – The combined compilation of...
