ALS Ambulance definition
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The term used to denote a condition or situation in which an individual has not experienced a sudden or unexpected change in their medical condition and does not meet the EMD protocol for a life threatening or non-life threatening emergency, and where the potential for such need is not perceived by Emergency Medical Personnel at the scene of an emergency, dispatch personnel at an Authorized EMS Dispatch Center, or an Authorized ALS Ambulance Provider.
Each ALS Ambulance shall be staffed with two personnel, at least one of whom shall be licensed, and Stanislaus County accredited as a paramedic.
Non-Life Threatening Emergency The term used to denote a condition or situation in which an individual has a need for medical attention requiring a Code Two response based upon the patient’s reported medical condition, or where the potential for such need is not perceived by Emergency Medical Personnel at the scene of an emergency, dispatch personnel at an Authorized EMS Dispatch Center, or an Authorized ALS Ambulance Provider.
Medical trailer staffing level shall meet the minimum requirements as an ALS Ambulance.
Authorized EMS Dispatch Center A dispatch center recommended by the Local EMS AGENCY and approved and authorized by the Board of Supervisors to dispatch the Emergency Ground Ambulances of the Authorized ALS Ambulance Provider under contract to provide Emergency Ground Ambulance Services within Stanislaus County.
Authorized ALS Ambulance Provider An ambulance provider that is authorized to provide ALS Ground Ambulance Services within Stanislaus County pursuant to an ambulance provider agreement with the AGENCY.
City will provide to Contractor at least six (6) months’ prior notice of its intent to commence Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance services in the Primary Service Area.
City will then deliver a second notice to Contractor of the date it commences providing ALS Ambulance transport services in the Primary Service Area, at which time City will be dispatched as the primary ambulance responder for all requests for ALS Ambulance services in the Primary Service Area.
ALS First Responder(as needed) ALS Ambulance Lights and Sirens Lights and Sirens 911 system generated request for interfacility transfer from healthcare facility that has licensed medical personnel on scene credentialed at the level of Registered Nurse or higher.
At all times prior to City commencing operations as the primary ALS Ambulance provider in the Primary Service Area, Contractor will be dispatched as the primary ambulance responder for all requests for ALS Ambulance services in the EMS Service Area.