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Wholesale
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Wholesale food businesses sell products to other businesses and generally do not sell products directly to consumers. The following are examples of the types of food facilities that the wholesale food program regulates: food processing/manufacturing, warehouses, distributors, bakeries, meat processing/packaging, co-packers, bottling (other than water), canning, vending machines, and food...
About Us EMS
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A system to save a life Mission The mission of Orange County Emergency Medical Services is to plan and coordinate the highest quality prehospital and emergency medical care in response to individual needs or community crisis. Objectives To collaborate with system participants to provide the appropriate level of care for...
About Us HDM
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The Health Disaster Management Division (HDM) is part of the Orange County Health Care Agency and coordinates the Agency’s emergency response functions. The Division contains Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Preparedness and Planning. HDM works to ensure the preparedness of the Health Care Agency to all hazards including bioterrorism, pandemic...
About US - HDM
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The Health Disaster Management Division (HDM) is part of the Orange County Health Care Agency and coordinates the Agency’s emergency response functions. The Division contains Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Preparedness and Planning. HDM works to ensure the preparedness of the Health Care Agency to all hazards including bioterrorism, pandemic...
Automated External Defibrillator (AEDs)
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Orange County Emergency Medical Services An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a device used when someone is experiencing certain types of cardiac arrest. In cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac death, the heart’s electrical activity is disorganized and there is no effective pumping of blood. An AED is capable of recognizing...
Committees and Advisory Groups
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The Emergency Medical Services division of the Health Care Agency is responsible for Emergency Medical System management including direction, coordination, and evaluation of Emergency Medical Services for the County of Orange. Responsibilities include the implementation of Federal, State, and County mandates. EMS provides oversight to all providers of emergency medical...
Links
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Web Links: American College of Emergency Physicians American College of Surgeons American Heart Association California Medical Association California Medical Association's "Advanced Health Care Directive Kit" Emergency Medical Services Authority Emergency Medical Services for Children Metro Cities Fire Authority (North Orange County) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Orange County Base Hospital...
Cities Readiness Initiative/Point of Dispensing (POD)
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Cities Readiness Initiative/ Point of Dispensing A Point of Dispensing (POD) site is a federally instituted best practice model designed to provide medications, vaccines, or medical supplies to a large community of healthy people during a health emergency. POD sites will be activated in order to provide medication and/or medical...
Dialysis Advisory Committee
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The OCHCC Outpatient Dialysis Advisory Subcommittee serves to participate in health and medical emergency management system throughout the County of Orange. The goal of the Outpatient Dialysis Advisory Subcommittee is to advise the OCHCC and OCEMS regarding initiatives that assist with preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation efforts specific to outpatient...