Emergency medical services
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The primary and fundamental responsibility of a local EMS system is to provide prehospital care to the citizens of the community. Therefore, each community must have a system in place to ensure continual, efficient prehospital care. ⋯ If lifeguard personnel are expected to respond to respiratory, cardiac and spinal-injury incidents within their aquatic facilities, they must be included within this comprehensive community EMS system. Therefore, fire, rescue and other prehospital EMS agencies must coordinate their efforts and training responsibilities with the local lifeguard services in their area.