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Community Type |
Population |
EMS |
General Access |
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Level 1 |
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Isolated Village |
Usually 50 - 1,000 in immediate community |
Community clinic with a CHA or EMT |
Limited air or marine highway access to a Level III or higher community; maintained road access exceeds 60 miles |
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Highway Village |
Usually 50 - 1,000 in immediate community |
Community clinic with a CHA or EMT |
Limited air or marine highway access to a Level III or higher community; year-round, 60 minute or less road access |
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LEVEL 2 |
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Isolated Sub-Regional Community |
Usually 500 - 3,000 + in immediate community |
Community clinic with PA, NP, or physician; health care services provided by public or private sector |
Daily marine highway or air access to closest Level III or higher community; air service to Level I communities in area |
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Highway Sub-Regional Community |
Usually 500 - 3,000 + in immediate community |
Community clinic with a PA, NP, or physician; health care services provided by public or private sector |
Daily marine highway or air access to closest Level III or higher community; year-round 60 minute or less road access |
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LEVEL III |
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Large Town or Regional Center |
Usually 2,000 - 10,000 + in immediate community, providing services to a regional population |
Community hospital and physicians; health care service agencies include both public and private |
Daily airline service to Level III, IV & V communities; air service to Level I & II communities in area; road or marine highway access all year |
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LEVEL IV |
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Small City |
Usually 10,000 - 100,000 in immediate community, providing services to a larger regional population |
Hospitals with a 24 hour staffed ED and full continuum of care; multiple providers of health care and other services including both public and private programs |
Daily airline service to Level II, III, IV & V communities; road or marine highway access all year |
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LEVEL V |
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Urban Center |
Usually 100,000 + in immediate community, providing services to a statewide population |
Some specialized medical and rehabilitation services for low incidence problems |
Daily airline service to Level II, III, IV & V communities; road or marine highway access all year |
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OTHER AREAS |
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Very Small Communities |
25 - 150 in immediate community |
Designated area for equipment and patient care with a CHA, ETT or EMT |
Limited road, air or marine highway access to a Level III or higher community |
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Major Highways |
Variable |
Level II ambulance service every 100 miles & first responder service every 50 miles |
Year-round, 60 minute or less ground transportation or air access to a Level III or higher community |
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Marine Highways |
Variable |
Safety officer with ETT or EMT t raining |
Helicopter or fixed wing access |
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At-Risk Sites |
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Schools |
Variable |
Safety coordinator & at least two ETTs |
Air, marine & ground transportation access |
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High-Risk Work Sites: Remote |
Variable |
ETT or EMT for every 25 employees |
More than one hour from a medical service |
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High-Risk Work Sites: Nearby |
Variable |
ETT or EMT for every 50 employees |
One hour or less from a medical service |