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When a non-transporting ALS provider has initiated ALS care, what should they do upon arrival of the transporting ALS provider?
Maintain patient care authority during transport if transfer could negatively affect patient care
What should the non-transporting ALS provider do when transferring care to the transporting ALS provider?
Provide a full patient report including vital signs and physical assessment
If a patient has received medications administered by any level of DCFEMS provider, how is the patient categorized?
As an ALS patient
What should BLS providers do if the estimated time of arrival of an ALS resource is greater than the transport time to the closest appropriate hospital?
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If an ALS resource arrives on the scene after a BLS provider has transported a patient who received medications, what should the ALS provider do?
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When should a non-transporting ALS provider transfer patient care authority to the transporting ALS provider?
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