Advanced life support definition

Advanced life support means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures administered by authorized personnel under the direct supervision of a base hospital as part of a local EMS system at the scene of an emergency, during transport to an acute care hospital, during interfacility transfer, and while in the emergency department of an acute care hospital until responsibility is assumed by the emergency or other medical staff of that hospital. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 4.)
Advanced life support means functional provision of advanced airway management, including intubation, advanced cardiac monitoring, manual defibrillation, estab- lishment and maintenance of intravenous access, and drug therapy.
Advanced life support. , for purposes of IC 16-31, means the following:

Examples of Advanced life support in a sentence

  • GOLD CROSS hereby agrees to continue furnishing all ambulance services for the CITY at staffing levels consistent with relevant statutes, including but not limited to DHS 110.50(1)(a) for Basic Life Support, DHS 110.50(d)(1 and 3) for Advanced Life Support.

  • GOLD CROSS’S consideration for its performance under this Agreement shall be the right to be the primary provider of Advanced Life Support Ambulance services to all areas of the CITY subject to the terms and conditions stated herein.

  • The City shall provide or ensure an Advanced Life Support ambulance response to all Township emergency medical calls and provide additional resources as needed on high acuity calls.

  • The City will assign a two-person ambulance with Advanced Life Support capabilities to both Township fire stations.


More Definitions of Advanced life support

Advanced life support means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration with drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures.
Advanced life support or “ALS” means use, by appro- priately trained and licensed personnel, in prehospital and interfa- cility emergency care and transportation of patients, of the medi- cal knowledge, skills and techniques included in the department−approved training required for licensure of emer- gency medical technicians−paramedic under ch. HFS 112 or emergency medical technicians−intermediate under this chapter and which are not included in basic life support.
Advanced life support means the level of assessment and care
Advanced life support means treatment described in section 4765.39 of the Revised Code that a paramedic is certified to perform.
Advanced life support means an advanced level of prehospital, interhospital, and emergency service care which includes basic life support functions, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, telemetered electrocardiography, administration of antiarrhythmic agents, intravenous therapy, administration of specific medications, drugs and solutions, use of adjunctive ventilation devices, trauma care, and other techniques and procedures authorized by the department pursuant to regulations.
Advanced life support means advanced emergency medical technicians, or other EMS personnel having a higher level of licensure, who treat life-threatening or aggravating medical emergencies under medical control.
Advanced life support or “ALS” means out of hospital emergency care which encompasses procedures, treatments, and techniques within the Advanced EMT (AEMT), EMT Intermediate (EMT-I), Paramedic or Registered Nurse scope of practice and are authorized by their WCEO EMS Medical Director. The maximum functions that may be assigned to an AEMT, EMT-I and Paramedic are listed in OAR 847-035- 0030.