(a) ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT, LEVEL 1 (ALS1). Advanced life support, level 1 (ALS1) as used in this chapter is defined as the transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and the provision of medically necessary supplies and services including the provision of an ALS assessment or at least one ALS intervention.
(b) ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT, LEVEL 2 (ALS2). Advanced life support, level 2 (ALS2) as used in this chapter is defined as the transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and the provision of medically necessary supplies and services including at least three separate administrations of one or more medications by intravenous push/bolus or by continuous infusion (excluding crystalloid fluids) or ground ambulance transport, medically necessary supplies and services, and the provision of at least one of the ALS2 procedures listed below:
(1) Manual defibrillation/cardioversion;
(2) Endotracheal intubation;
(3) Central venous line;
(4) Cardiac pacing;
(5) Chest decompression;
(6) Surgical airway; or
(7) Intraosseous line.
(Ord. 2015-24, passed 8-18-2015)