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| Emergency services | Business | The resources, both personnel and facilities, that are available 24-hours-a-day to assess, treat, or refer for medical or dental treatment, an ill or injured person. The level of emergency service at a DoD Component Military Treatment Facility will be classified as level I, II, or III following the JCAHO Accreditation Manual. 1) LEVEL I EMERGENCY SERVICE: A level I emergency medical department or service offers comprehensive emergency care 24-hours-a-day, with at least one physician experienced in emergency care on duty in the emergency care area. There must be in-hospital physician coverage by members of the medical staff or by senior-level residents for at least medical, surgical, orthopedic, obstetrical, gynecological, pediatric, and anesthesiology services. When such coverage can be demonstrated to be met suitably through another mechanism, an equivalency will be considered to exist for purposes of compliance with the requirement. Other specialty consultation must be available within approximately 30 minutes. Initial consultation through two-way voice communication is acceptable. The hospital's scope of services must include in-house capabilities for managing physical and related emotional problems on a definitive basis. 2) LEVEL II EMERGENCY SERVICE: A level II emergency department or service offers emergency care 24-hours-a-day, with at least one physician experienced in emergency care on duty in the emergency care area. There must be specialty consultation available within approximately 30 minutes by members of the medical staff or by senior-level residents. Initial consultation through two-way voice communication is acceptable. The hospital's scope of services must include in-house capabilities for managing physical and related emotional problems, with provision for patient transfer to another facility when needed. 3) LEVEL III EMERGENCY SERVICE: A level III emergency department or service offers emergency care 24-hours-a-day, with at least one physician available to the emergency care area from within the hospital, who is available immediately through two-way voice communication. Specialty consultation must be available by request of the attending medical staff member or by transfer to a designated hospital where definitive care can be provided. (references) | |
| Emergency services | Weather | Services provided in order to minimize the impact of a flood that is already happening. These measures are the responsibility of city, or county emergency management staff and the owners or operators of major, or critical facilities. Some examples of emergency services are flood warning and evacuation, flood response, and post flood activities. (references) | |
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