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Article II. Definitions
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The words and phrases set forth herein with the initial capitalization shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such words and phrases in the findings hereto and in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Advanced life support (ALS)” means invasive and non-invasive emergency medical services requiring advanced medical treatment skills as defined in Chapter 18.71 RCW.

“Ambulance” means a ground, air, or water vehicle designed and used to transport patients and to provide personnel, facilities and equipment to treat patients before and during transportation.

“Basic life support (BLS)” means noninvasive emergency medical services requiring basic medical treatment skills as defined in Chapter 18.73 RCW.

“Local supervising and training physician” means the medical program director of the city appointed or confirmed by the mayor, and may include Skagit County emergency medical services medical program director.

“Clerk-treasurer” means the city clerk-treasurer or his/her duly authorized designee.

“Emergency medical service” or “EMS” means medical treatment and care that may be rendered at the scene of any medical emergency or while transporting any patient in an ambulance to an appropriate medical facility, including the ambulance transportation between medical facilities.

“Emergency medical technician (EMT)” means a person who is certified as such by the secretary, pursuant to Chapter 18.73 RCW and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Emergency ALS/BLS” means the first response of the system under an emergency 911 condition in which advanced life support (ALS), or basic life support (BLS) measures are provided to the patient. This may or may not include transportation to a medical facility.

“Finance director” means the city finance director or his/her duly authorized designee.

“Fire chief” means the city fire chief or his/her duly authorized designee.

“Fire department” means the fire department of the city of Anacortes, Washington.

“Mutual aid” refers to situations in which a licensee under article of this chapter is required, as determined by the fire department, to make ambulances, personnel and equipment available for basic or advanced life support response under the city’s direction.

“Non-emergency IFT” means the delivery by the system of a patient from one medical facility to another for a set of procedures. Occasionally this service is provided via transportation of patients from facilities to their home. The attendants may be capable of delivering advanced life support (ALS) or basic life support (BLS) measures.

“Patient” means an individual who is ill, injured, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless, and in need of, or receiving, medical treatment, including trauma care.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, political subdivision of the state of Washington, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, company, firm, joint stock company, co-partnership, joint venture, trust, business trust, club, association, society, or any group of individual acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative, fraternal, nonprofit, or otherwise, or any receiver, administrator, executor, assignee, or trustee in bankruptcy.

“Police chief” means the city police chief or his/her duly authorized designee.

“Public safety committee” means the three-member council committee responsible for public safety pursuant to city council policies.

“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Health of the State of Washington.

“System” or “service” means the city’s operation, as a public utility, of “emergency ALS/BLS” ambulance service.

“Skagit emergency communications” means the 911 center. (Ord. 2877 § 1, 2012)