2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

Emergency Medical Services Office (continued)

All medic units are equipped to comply with the MIEMSS standards for the “Seal of Excellence.” This approval means that the staff has the equipment, medications and supplies to perform all skills and interventions permitted in the Maryland Medical Protocols for pre-hospital providers, and that the staff conforms to their standards. Frederick County EMS units work in conjunction with the Maryland State Police Aviation program and other medevac helicopter providers. Helicopter requests are coordinated through the Emergency Medical Resource Center (EMRC) located at MIEMSS in Baltimore. EMRC dispatches helicopters based on geographical information, patient-injury type, and the status of the helicopter fleet. Critically injured patients are airlifted directly from the scene of an injury to specialized trauma and specialty care centers around the state.