New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 41 - ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES; MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS, SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AIR MEDICAL SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE, CREWMEMBER AND VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS › Section 8:41-3.3 - Crewmember duties

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The collective
				duties of the crewmembers staffing a MICU, SCTU or AMU shall include, but are not
				limited to:
1. Assuring that all required and
				necessary equipment and supplies are onboard the vehicle and in working order prior
				to departure;
2. Operating the vehicle
				in a safe manner, starting and stopping the vehicle slowly and smoothly and
				complying with all applicable motor vehicle laws, rules and/or regulations (MICUs
				and SCTUs only). The responsibility for the safe operation of an AMU shall rest with
				the pilot;
3. Providing the patient with
				prompt, effective and appropriate medical care;
4. If necessary, assisting to extricate the
				patient from confinement (MICUs and AMUs only);
5. Loading and unloading the patient from the
				vehicle or aircraft;
6. Assuring that
				all ground personnel who may help to load or unload the patient, equipment or
				supplies observe appropriate safety procedures (AMUs only);
7. Assuring that the patient is attended to by at
				least one ALS crewmember at all times;
8. Continually monitoring the patient's condition
				and equipment while providing necessary intervention according to the medical
				command physician, written protocols and/or standing orders;
9. For seriously ill or injured patients,
				notifying the receiving health care facility prior to arrival that special
				professional services and assistance will be needed;
10. Complying with all applicable laws, rules
				and/or regulations pertaining to universal precautions, body substance isolation
				procedures and the handling of the deceased;
11. Supervising the well being of the patient and
				ensuring the patient's privacy and comfort;
12. Assuring that all vehicle occupants (patients,
				passengers and crewmembers) over eight years of age or under eight years of age but
				weighing 80 pounds or more are properly restrained, as medically appropriate, either
				on a stretcher or in an automotive safety belt that meets all State standards
				including those set forth at
				39:3-76.2 et seq. All children under
				eight years of age weighing less than 80 pounds, whether patients or passengers,
				shall be properly restrained, as medically appropriate, either in a
				Federally-approved child restraint system as provided for at
				39:3-76.2a or on a stretcher. The
				crewmembers need not wear an automotive safety belt when providing essential life
				support such as CPR;
13. Assuring that
				all equipment and patient transport devices are safely and properly stored and/or
				restrained in a crashworthy manner;
14.
				Prohibiting smoking within the vehicle at all times (MICUs and SCTUs) or within 100
				feet of the aircraft at all times (AMUs);
15. Completing the patient care report;
				and
16. Reporting verbally and leaving a
				complete copy of the patient care report with an authorized representative of the
				receiving health care facility no later than 24 hours after completion of the call.
				Additions to the original report shall not be made once a copy has been delivered to
				the receiving health care facility, unless such changes are initialed and dated by
				the person making the change and the receiving health care facility is provided with
				a copy of the changes.