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Board clarifies role of EMTs at Deltopia after LEMSA restrictions; approves Ventura County standby contract
Summary
The board approved a Ventura County event medical standby contract for Deltopia while clarifying that Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA) directed the IVCSD not to label EMT tents as 'first aid' and to route serious cases through 911.
The Isla Vista Community Services District voted to approve the Ventura County event medical standby contract for the Deltopia safety stations after a board discussion about limits imposed by the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA).
Staff and directors told the board that LEMSA requested that the district not label its event EMT locations as "first aid stations" and that EMTs at the district's tents provide only limited on-site care before calling 911 for emergencies. Jonathan, IVCSD general manager, said the agency's guidance "is that they're not gonna…
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