Critical care mission - Critical care Transport

  • The transport of a patient from an emergency department, critical care unit, or scene who receives care corresponding with the scope of practice of a physician or registered nurse.​
  • A Critical care mission happens under the supervision of a Medical director.
  • A designated Medical Director who assumes both on-line and/or offline responsibility for the EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate and EMTParamedic personnel under his/her charge. On-line control involves direct voice communication while off-line control involves monitoring of standing orders/protocols and systematic case review, data collection, and evaluation.

Critical care Provider
A physician or registered nurse who provides the specialized care of patients whose conditions are life-threatening and who require comprehensive care and constant monitoring care.​

Crew resource management
CRM can be defined as a management system that makes optimum use of all available resources - equipment, procedures, and people - to promote safety and enhance the efficiency of flight operations. CRM training encompasses a wide range of knowledge, skills, and attitudes including communications, situational awareness, problem solving, decision making, and teamwork; together with the entire attendant subdisciplines that each of these areas entails.