The EMS system is a network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all emergencies.

The EMS system is a network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all emergencies. The system begins when someone sees an emergency and decides to take action by calling 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number. This action allows the EMS dispatcher to take down information about the crisis and provide it to the trained EMS professionals who will respond to the scene. Many EMS dispatchers are also trained to provide first aid and CPR instructions over the phone to assist the lay responder until the professional responders arrive. EMS professionals have advanced training that allows them to provide medical care outside of the hospital setting. EMS professionals have different roles and responsibilities based on their level of training.

Good Samaritan laws, which protect the responder from financial liability, were developed to encourage people to help others in emergencies. They assume a responder will do his or her best to save a life or prevent further injury. Good Samaritan laws require the responder to use common sense and a reasonable level of skill and to give only the type of emergency care for which he or she is trained. Good Samaritan laws usually protect responders who act the way a “reasonable and prudent person” would respond if that person were in the same situation. LIST the EMS professionals their different roles and responsibilities, based on their level of training. You will also tell me if Alabama or the state that you are from has good Samaritan law and, if so, what is stated in that law.

The last part of this assignment is to view the Check, Call, and Care video that is attached, and after viewing, write down the importance of “Check, Call, and Care” in First Aid.

There are four  parts to the assignment, and they are:

1. LIST the EMS professionals their different roles and responsibilities, based on their level of training. This information is available in the ARC manual.

2. Tell me if Alabama or the state that you are from has good Samaritan law and, if so, what is stated in that law,  

3. View the video on “Check, Call, and Care” and write down the importance of “Check, Call, and Care” in First Aid, and