(A) Purpose. To establish a uniform policy for the transportation of individuals in cardiorespiratory arrest.
(B) Policy.
(1) If an individual is found to be in cardiorespiratory arrest, it shall be the policy of County EMS to transport this individual to the nearest hospital department with full-time emergency department physicians on staff.
(2) If a duly qualified state physician is physically present at the scene with a patient in cardiorespiratory arrest, and if that physician shall assume the responsibility for the care and treatment of such individual, and if that physician shall ride to a medical facility in the EMS vehicle, then EMS will transport such individual to any medical facility within the county’s EMS service area that such physician shall request.
(3) If transportation of an individual in cardiorespiratory arrest is to a medical facility other than the nearest hospital, then EMS personnel shall notify the nearest hospital that they are transporting to another medical facility at the request of an onboard state licensed medical doctor who has assumed responsibility for the care and treatment of the patient.
(4) This policy shall also cover severe trauma.
(Res. passed 1-3-1989)