Wilderness Medical Society July 2005
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i) First Aid ... which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness,
restriction of work or motion, or transfer to another job
ii) 29 C.F.R. § 1904.12: First aid is defined as a one time treatment of minor
injuries, such as scratches and burns, including a follow-up visit for
observation
6) Wilderness Medical Society
a) Medical care more than 6 hours from an help
7) No way to determine what is legal and what is solely within the realm of licensed
care providers
Issue 2: State Law with Respect to Providing Medical Services
8) Licensed care providers have specific first aid parameters
9) People who are licensed by the STATE can perform what they licenses allows
outside of the CONTROL of a physician
a) Nurses
b) EMT's
c) Paramedics (EMT-I)
d) Physician Assistants
10) People who are not licensed can perform those things that
a) They have been trained to do by the Physician
b) The physician has documented that training
c) The physician is satisfied the person meets the training
d) The physician is liable for the actions of the non-licensed person performing
those acts
11) Physician trained personnel have different names in different states
a) Delegatee in CO
b) Medical Assistants in AZ, CA
12) The Person must be under the Supervision and Control of that person
a) Supervision and Control Means
i) Must be done with the Physician within 30 minutes (CO)
b) Physician delegation of medical services C.R.S. § 12-36-106(3)(l)
c) Allows physicians to delegate medical services "other than prescribing drugs"
d) To a person Qualified by experience, education or training
