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CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />ANNEX G <br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES <br />Primary Agencies <br />■ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) <br />Support Agencies <br />■ Cabarrus Health Alliance <br />■ Carolinas Medical Center — NorthEast (CMC- NorthEast) <br />• Medical Examiner's Office <br />• Sheriff's Department — Communications Lieutenant. <br />• Emergency Management <br />• Fire Marshal <br />■ Municipal Fire Departments <br />■ Volunteer Fire Departments <br />I. PURPOSE <br />This annex provides information on employment of EMS during emergency situations. <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. Situation <br />1. Emergency situations can endanger the health and safety of citizens and emergency <br />responders. <br />2. A well - planned medical services support network is essential during emergency <br />situations. <br />B. Assumptions <br />1. A large -scale emergency increases demands on hospitals, medical facilities, and <br />emergency medical transport services. <br />2. EMS personnel are trained to respond to a variety of injuries and other medical problems. <br />3. Many injuries, both minor and relatively severe, will be self- treated by the public. <br />4. People other than medical personnel will transport many casualties to medical facilities. <br />5. The EMS medical response is most critical within the first 30 minutes of an emergency. <br />Mutual aid assistance usually arrives after this critical period. <br />Cabarrus County EOP — Annex G — Emergency Medical Services 1 <br />Attachment number 8 <br />F -6 Page 244 <br />