Description should include
- arrangement of the components of the local EMS system
- the tiered EMS structure
- emergency medical responder (EMR)
- basic life support (BLS)
- advanced life support (ALS)
- medical resources available in the local EMS system
- resources dispatched in a special situation and ways to access these resources
- state or local code that defines the EMS system
- hot response modes
- cold response modes.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the levels of the EMS system?
- How do the levels of the EMS system work together?
- What are the local preconfigured response modes?
- What is the difference between a hot and a cold response?