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Orange County Emergency Services <br />System Plan <br />Mass Gathering Plan <br /> Revised September, 2018 <br />Definitions / Background: <br />x CPR & 911 Access: <br />o Event staff and/or safety personnel have the capability to notify 911 <br />of any medical emergency and to provide CPR/AED access (within <br />5 minutes, 90% of occurrences). <br />x Medical Aid Station with EMT: <br />o A fixed or mobile facility with the ability to provide first aid level care <br />staffed by at least one Emergency Medical Technician or higher <br />skill level personnel. <br />o First Aid level care is defined as treatment of minor medical <br />conditions and injuries by care providers that have received training <br />in First Aid. <br /> Examples of First Aid are: <br />x Cleaning <br />x Bandaging simple wounds such as scrapes and <br />shallow cuts <br />x Providing cold packs for musculoskeletal strains and <br />bruises <br />x Giving drinking water and providing a place to rest for <br />mildly dehydrated patients <br /> Examples of a First Aid Station are: <br />x Tent <br />x Clinic <br />x Ambulance or vehicle of some type <br /> First Aid stations must have 911 Communications capability. <br />o EMTs must be fully credentialed with an Orange County franchised <br />ambulance provider agency. <br />o First Aid Stations must notify the Orange County 911 Center once <br />their operations begin and again when they are concluded. <br />x Medical Aid Station with Paramedic: <br />o A similar facility to the one listed above, but staffed by at least one <br />Paramedic. <br /> Paramedics must be fully credentialed with an Orange <br />County franchised ambulance provider agency. <br />o The First Aid Station must notify the Orange County 911 Center <br />once their operations begin and again when they conclude. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD