Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 12 - LICENSURE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Section 172-12-002 - DEFINITIONS
Current through September 17, 2024
For purposes of these regulations, definitions in the Uniform Credentialing Act, the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act, 172 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 9, 11, and 13, and the following definitions are hereby adopted.
002.01 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICE. An emergency medical service that utilizes personnel trained and licensed as advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technician-intermediates, or paramedics and has equipment available commensurate with that level of training.
002.02 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT SERVICE. An emergency medical service that utilizes personnel trained and licensed, at a minimum, as emergency medical technicians and has equipment available commensurate with that level of training.
002.03 DRY RUN. Travel to a scene where there could be a medical emergency but no one was found to be injured or ill at that location.
002.04 EMERGENCY CALL. A call for an ambulance in which the reporting party utilizes a dedicated activation number or system intended for rapid notification of emergency services and the reporting party indicates endangerment to a person's life or limb.
002.05 INCIDENT. An occurrence, natural or manmade, requiring a response to a perceived individual need for medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury. For the purpose of these regulations "run", "response", or "call" are equivalent terms.
002.06 PATIENT ASSESSMENT. The act of determining the type and degree of injury, illness, or other medical disability.
002.07 PROTOCOL. A set of written policies, procedures, and directions from a physician medical director to an emergency care provider concerning the medical procedures to be performed in specific situations.
