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138 o .¸ At the scene of the emergency and prior to the ambulance providers arrival, the senior first responder shall be in control of the emergency victim's care provided by that agency and its members. Upon arriving at the scene of the emergency, the crew on the ambulance shall assume control of the victim's care. The ambulance crew shall, at their discretion, release the first responders when he or she feels 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 patient(s) to the hospital. The first responders shall act in a professional and courteous manner at all times when administering care to patients. The first responder 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. SECTION 9: Standards for Record Keeping. Each first responder agency shall maintain the following records: A. Record of Patient Treatment: For each patient rendered assistance by the first responder agency, the following information will be recorded on a patient treatment form: (1) Name, age, and address of the patient. (2) Date and time treatmen~ rendered. (3) Location of treatment rendered. (4) Patient complaints and condition at the time of treatment rendered. (5)Patient vital signs and time recorded. (6)Treatment rendered the patient by the first responder. (7) Printed names of the first responders who provided patient care. B. Two copies of the record of Patient Treatment shall be given to the ambulance crew when he/she assumes control of the patient's care at the emergency scene. C. A copy of the completed Record of Patient Treatment will be given to the Director of Cabarrus County Emergency Management on a monthly basis. SECTION 10: Grievance Procedure. ° First responder agency will be responsible for resolving grievances between its own members. Grievances from a first responder agency toward Cabarrus County Emergency Medical Services shall be submitted in writing by the first responder and co-signed by the Fire Chief or his/her designee to the Director of Cabarrus County Emergency Services. Grievances from Cabarrus County Emergency Medical Services personnel or Cabarrus County Commissioners toward a first responder shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Cabarrus County Emergency Services who shall evaluate the grievance and if necessary relay it to the Fire Chief of the appropriate agency. If the grievance cannot be resolved between the first responder agency and Cabarrus County Emergency Medical Service, a copy of the written grievance will be forwarded to the Cabarrus County First Responder Advisory Board for its investigation and ruling. The Board's ruling is binding. When a grievance has been settled by the Emergency Medical Services Director, if there is any rebuttal from the organization or the person against whom the complaint was filed, that person or organization must go through the proper procedures to get the grievance before the Advisory Board for their ruling. The person or organization is not to communicate directly with the organization filing the original grievance~ SECTION 11: 1 6 12 6 6 2 Standards for Equipment. Trauma Box Sterile 8" x 10" dressings Sterile 4" x 4" dressings 4" roll gauze Triangular bandages 3" x 9" Occlusive dressings