DIVISION 2.5. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 1797-1863›CHAPTER 2. Definitions 1797.50-1797.97

§ 1797.70

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“Emergency” means a condition or situation in which an individual has a need for immediate medical attention, or where the potential for such need is perceived by emergency medical personnel or a public safety agency.

(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

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