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first responder, the first emergency person to arrive at the scene of a traumatic or medical situation. This person is trained according to a national standard curriculum set up by the U.S. Department of Transportation. first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs
have basic emergency care equipment, O2 and mask combinations, tools for extrication–eg Excaliber, Jaws of life, and defibrillators. See ACLS, CPR. Cf EMT, Good Samaritan laws. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Frontline First Responder," began as a supplement to "EMS" in 2003 and covers the areas of disaster management and domestic preparedness. area targets, local officials were scrambling to come up with millions of dollars to fund first responder programs because long-promised federal funds had yet to arrive. The cutoff included first responder grants as well as money for the Community Oriented Policing Services program, which helps local departments hire, train and equip additional police officers. |
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