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Emergency medical Services (EMS). Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Responsibilities. Include Providing emergency medical aid, triage, and decontamination and planning for mass casualty situations Defining mass casualty that may initially overwhelm responders
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Responsibilities Include • Providing emergency medical aid, triage, and decontamination and planning for mass casualty situations • Defining mass casualty that may initially overwhelm responders • Sharing patient information between onsite and offsite health care providers • Having Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between onsite medical and offsite local hospitals
Emergency Medical Services May include • Onsite health care centers • Site decontamination facilities • Medical emergency equipment • Medical emergency transportation • Offsite medical facilities • Medical emergency communications