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We provide medical professionals for event medical teams, and help organizers plan how to use them. You can book a complete team, or fill individual positions on a team you already run.
Levels of care
The level of care an event needs depends on its size, its activities and how far it is from a hospital. What each clinician may do is set by California regulation and by the local EMS agency where the event takes place.
| Level of care | Scope of care | California credential | Typical role at an event |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMT | Basic life support: evaluating the ill and injured, oxygen, bleeding control including tourniquets, splinting, spinal motion restriction and automated defibrillation.6 | Certified through a local EMS agency and recognized statewide.7 | First aid stations, roving teams and lower-risk events. |
| Paramedic | Advanced life support: ECG monitoring, advanced airway care, intravenous and intraosseous access, and medications, as approved by the local EMS agency.8 | Licensed, and accredited by the local EMS agency. | Higher-risk events, large crowds and long distances to a hospital, where authorized locally. |
| Emergency nurse | Assessment, treatment and observation within California nursing practice and the event's medical plan. | Registered nurse licensed in California, with emergency care experience. | Leading or supporting a first aid station. |
EMT standby
Emergency Medical Technicians provide basic life support. In California, that includes evaluating the ill and injured, giving oxygen, controlling bleeding, splinting injuries, spinal motion restriction and using an automated external defibrillator.6 Some additional skills depend on the policies of the local EMS agency.
EMT coverage is often a good fit for first aid stations, roving teams and lower-risk events. EMTs can recognize when a patient needs more than basic care, and can begin treatment while advanced help is on the way.
Paramedic standby
Paramedics provide advanced life support. Their scope includes ECG monitoring, advanced airway care, intravenous and intraosseous access, and giving medications, when approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency and included in its policies.8
Paramedic-level care at an event depends on local authorization. We confirm what is permitted for your event and county during planning, before including it in a recommendation or quote.
Emergency nurses
Our emergency nurses are registered nurses with emergency care experience. They can lead or support care at a first aid station, carry out assessment and observation, and work alongside EMTs and paramedics.
Nurses work within California nursing practice. Any treatment that requires a physician's order is addressed in the event's medical plan.
How we deploy
The right arrangement depends on the shape of your site and how people move through it. Most events use one or more of the following.
First aid stations
A staffed station gives guests, participants and event staff one clearly located place to go for help. It also provides a sheltered place to assess and observe someone. Location matters: a station should be easy to find, and an ambulance should be able to reach it.
Roving teams
Clinicians on foot can move through a crowd or along a course with response bags, and can reach people who cannot get to a station. On a large site, they are usually paired with a fixed station and a shared communications plan.
Added staff
If your event already has a medical lead or team, we can provide EMTs, paramedics or nurses to fill open positions. We would need to understand your existing plan, your medical direction and how our staff would fit into your structure.
Equipment and site needs
Teams bring response equipment suited to their level of care. Items such as shelter, tables, power, water and vehicle access depend on the site, and we agree who will provide each of them before the event.
Planning and documentation
Clinical staff are only part of event medical coverage. The arrangements made beforehand help determine how well a response works on the day.
Event medical planning
We review your expected crowd, activities, site layout, likely weather and distance to a hospital, then recommend coverage and explain our reasoning. If you are required to submit a medical plan, tell us who has asked for it and what they require.
Local requirements
Rules for events vary by city, county, venue and insurer. We can help you identify the local EMS agency and what it asks of events like yours. Final responsibility for permits and legal requirements stays with the organizer.
Coordination with 911
We work with you to agree how 911 will be called, where an ambulance would enter the site and how a patient would reach it. When an ambulance arrives, our clinicians hand over the patient and describe the care given so far.
Patient care records
Care provided at an event is documented. Patient information is confidential, so any information we share with organizers after an event is limited to what can appropriately be shared.
Planning an event?
Send us the date, the location and the expected attendance. We will reply to discuss recommended coverage and a written quote.