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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1 B20BD <br /> Orange County Emergency Services <br /> System Plan <br /> �`>r%t . e°oo <br /> n <br /> °r'17 �xr°"'°A Mass Gathering Plan <br /> Definitions / Background (Continued): <br /> • Medical Aid Station with Physician: <br /> o A similar facility to the one listed above, but staffed by at least one <br /> Physician holding a current North Carolina license. <br /> ■ It is preferred that the physician be experienced in <br /> emergency medical care and triage of seriously ill or injured <br /> patients to higher levels of care. <br /> • Examples would be physicians with Emergency <br /> Medicine, Family Practice, Sports Medicine, Internal <br /> Medicine, or Trauma Care Specialization. <br /> • BLS (Basic Life Support) or ALS (Advanced Life Support) Ambulance: <br /> o An ambulance staffed by 2 EMTs (BLS) or at least one Paramedic <br /> and one EMT (ALS). <br /> o ALS units may be used to substitute for BLS units. <br /> o At least one unit must remain on-site at all times. <br /> o In cases where a patient is in extremis, the unit may transport if the <br /> ETA to the closest receiving hospital is less than the ETA of <br /> responding ALS personnel. <br /> o BLS units may substitute for a fixed First Aid Station with an EMT. <br /> • Mobile Teams: <br /> o Mobile teams consist of two or more personnel, one of whom must <br /> be an EMT or higher-level provider, with treatment supplies <br /> necessary for the provider's skill level, and communications <br /> capability with at least the Medical Aid Station. <br /> o Mobile teams will be classified as either <br /> ■ BLS Mobile Team <br /> • Includes at least one EMT. <br /> ■ ALS Mobile Team <br /> • Includes at least one Paramedic. <br /> Revised September, 2018 <br />