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49 (4) Be required to show current state medical responder certification (c) An individual who possesses a current and valid certification as state emergency medical technician may be certified as an individual first responder in the county without having to complete a state medical responder course. State certification must remain current and all other requirements of these guidelines must be fulfilled. (d) First responder personnel will not be exempt from any rules, regulations, or duties of their sponsoring organization. Sec. 26-56. Standards for Communications. First responders will be controlled under all current FCC and county fire department radio procedures. Sec. 26-57. Standards for Dispatch. (a) County first responder-agencies will respond on a 24-hour basis. (b) County communications will dispatch first responders to respond to accidental or medical emergencies. (c) The first responder agency or individual will not respond to any calls for assistance unless they notify the county communications center. (d) Any calls received personally by a first responder agency or individual must be reported first to the county communications center before first responders respond to the call. (e) The first responder or agency will only be dispatched to emergency situations in their designated first responder area, unless an emergency situation arises where their assistance will be needed. (f) No first responder or agency will be allowed to cancel a dispatched ambulance unless a patient release has been obtained by the first responder or unless the call is unfounded. If an ambulance is cancelled, the person canceling must identify himself/herself. (g) A first responder or agency will be allowed to cancel a rescue unit that has been dispatched to an entrapment or pin-in, if the situation no longer exists. If rescue is cancelled, the person canceling must identify himself/herself. (h) No more than four first responders per patient shall be at the emergency scene unless the conditions warrant additional first responders. If more than the required number first responders appear at the scene, they shall: (1) Be held in reserve in case their services are required. (2) Provide traffic control. i) If at any time a county emergency medical service vehicle arrives on the scene before the first responder, they may, at their discretion, cancel the first responder en route or slow their response. Sec. 26-58. Standards for patient care by first responder agency and the first responder member. (a) At the scene of an emergency, the first responder agency shall administer basic life support and first-aid, including the taking of vital signs, to the sick or injured in a way that is consistent with the level of state medical responder training set forth. (b) At the scene of the emergency and prior to the ambulance provider's arrival, the senior first responder shall be in control of the emergency victim's care provided by that agency and its members. (c) Upon arriving at the scene of the emergency, the crew on the ambulance shall assume control of the victim's care. (d) The ambulance crew shall, at their discretion, release the first responders when they feel their service is no longer needed at the emergency scene or may request one or more first responders to assist in the transportation of the patients to the hospital. (e) The first responders shall act in a professional and courteous manner at all times when administering care to patients. (f) The first responders and the first responder agency shall be liable for their actions pertaining to the care of the patient prior to the arrival of the ambulance provider. Sec. 26-59. Standards for Recordkeeping. Each first responder agency shall maintain the following records: (1) Record of patient treatment. For each patient rendered assistance by first responder agency, the following information will be recorded on a patient treatment form: ao Name, age, and address of the patient. b. Date and time treatment rendered. c. Location of treatment rendered. d. Patient complaints and condition at the time of treatment rendered. e. Patient vital signs and time recorded. f. Treatment rendered the patient by the first responder. g. Printed names of the first responders who provided patient care.