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Scope and Applicability.

This instruction establishes the responsibility and authority of CNIC to develop, implement, and sustain a comprehensive, standardized EMS Program at Navy Installations capable of the effective provision of pre-hospital emergency medical care.

a. CNIC shall assume overall responsibility for the Navy Installation EMS Program as the single responsible office, advocate, and point of contact for the system.

b. This instruction applies to all Navy Regions and all Navy Installations within the United States (U.S.), its territories, and possessions.

c. This instruction is applicable to any person (Navy and non-Navy personnel) on Navy Installations at the time of medical emergency requiring pre-hospital emergency medical care.

Purpose.

To provide policy, guidance, structure, and establish responsibilities for the provision of pre-hospital emergency medical care at Navy Installations, including transport to definitive medical care. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a system of trained, certified, and properly equipped personnel and their equipment that provide triage, treatment, and transport of the sick and injured on an installation to medical treatment facilities for definitive medical care.