6.10.010 - DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: A. Ambulance means a ground vehicle designed and used to transport the ill and injured and to provide personnel and equipment to treat patients before and during transportation where it is not anticipated that emergency medical care will be required during transportation. B. Emergency means a situation or patient condition (a) in which either of the following procedures is performed: administration of a drug (except oxygen) or initiation of an intravenous line; (b) which a person requesting ambulance assistance indicates requires immediate response by medically trained personnel; or, (c) which an EMT would assess, in the interest of good patient care, as requiring the assistance of at least a paramedic certified pursuant to RCW 18.71 and regulations promulgated thereunder. C. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) means a person who is certified as such by the Secretary, pursuant to RCW 18.73 and regulations promulgated thereunder. D. Mutual Aid refers to situations in which a licensed non-emergency ambulance service is required, as determined by the Fire Department, to make ambulances and personnel available for emergency response under the City's direction. E. Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Health of the State of Washington. F. What-Comm (9-1-1) means the Whatcom-Comm Emergency Dispatch Center. G. Whatcom Medic-One is the designated, countywide emergency medical service. [Ord. 10159 §1 (part), 1991]
