For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinbelow ascribed to them:
(a) "Department" means the Department of Health of the City.
(b) "Commissioner" means the Health Commissioner of the City.
(c) "Director" means the Director of Public Safety and Service of the City.
(d) "Medical facility" means licensed hospitals and nursing homes.
(e) "Emergency medical technician-ambulance" or ''EMT-A" means a trained or qualified person certified under Ohio R.C. 4731.86(A) or 4731.87, who is responsible for the operation of an ambulance and care of patients, and who in an emergency determines the nature and extent of illness or injury and establishes priority for required emergency care; renders emergency care, such as opening and maintaining an airway, giving positive pressure ventilation, cardiac resuscitation, controlling of hemorrhage, treatment of shock, immobilization of fractures, bandaging, assisting in childbirth, management of mentally disturbed patients, and initial care of poison and burn patients; and where patients must in an emergency be extricated from entrapment, assesses the extent of injury and gives all possible emergency care and protection to the entrapped patient; provides light rescue service if an ambulance has not been accompanied by a specialized unit; and after extrication, provides additional care in sorting of the injured in accordance with standard emergency procedures.
(f) "Advanced emergency medical technician-ambulance" or " ADV EMT-A" means an EMT-A who is further certified under Ohio R. C. 4731.86(c) or 4731.871. In addition to performing the functions described in subsection (a) an ADV EMT-A may, in conjunction with a cooperating licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, or a physician advisory board and in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4731.891, establish and maintain an intravenous lifeline using an infusion of saline, Ringer's lactate, or five percent (5%) dextrose and distilled water, or an infusion that has been approved by the cooperating licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, or physician advisory board.
(g) "Emergency medical technician-paramedic" or "paramedic" means a person specifically trained beyond the emergency medical technician-ambulance and advanced emergency medical technician-ambulance levels, who is certified under Ohio R.C. 4731.86(B) or 4731.87 who, in addition to performing those functions described in subsection (a) renders rescue and emergency medical services and, in conjunction with a cooperating licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, or a physician advisory board, may perform the following life support or intensive care techniques:
(1) Cardiac monitoring;
(2) Defibrillation;
(3) Airway or gastric intubation;
(4) Relief of pneumothorax;
(5) Administration of appropriate drugs and intravenous fluids.
(h) "Emergency medical vehicle" means any surface or airborne vehicle equipped to transport injured, sick, wounded or disabled persons and to provide emergency and nonemergency medical services for such persons, except fixed wing aircraft operating between the City and locations outside the City.
(i) "Nonemergency medical vehicle" means any surface or airborne vehicle equipped to transport sick or disabled persons for hire except fixed wing aircraft operating between the City and locations outside the City.
(j) "Emergency medical service" means using EMT-As, ADV EMT-As, or paramedics or a combination of EMT-As, ADV EMT-As and paramedics, to provide emergency medical care to victims of serious illness or injury prior to the victims receiving professional medical care or hospitalization.
(k) "Medical vehicle service" means any person or corporation operating a business providing airborne or surface transportation and emergency and/or nonemergency medical services in connection with such transportation of injured, sick, wounded or disabled persons within the City.
(Ord. 29-84. Passed 8-20-84.)