BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
A BLS level transport is for patients who require services such as routine vital sign monitoring, oxygen administration, first aid and treatment of shock, and other interventions, as needed.
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
A BLS level transport is for patients who require services such as vital sign monitoring, oxygen administration, suctioning, first aid and many other basic life support interventions.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
An ALS level transport is for patients who require care beyond the scope of a BLS level transport. In addition to BLS care, patients may require cardiac monitoring, IV medication administration and monitoring, ACLS interventions (i.e., cardioversion, manual defibrillation, pacing), tracheostomy suctioning, mechanical ventilator, and other advanced interventions, as needed.
SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT
Specialty care transportation goes beyond the scope of a BLS level and ALS level transport. Patients that require multiple IV medication administration and monitoring, ventilator support/airway monitoring, and other advanced intervention, as needed. These critically ill or injured patients receive the best possible care from a facility to a higher level of care.
SPECIAL EVENT SUPPORT
Tidewater Medical Transport provides onsite medical support for any special event from military / government training events, air shows, school events, concerts, marathons, fundraisers, carnivals, or sporting events. Our fully equipped and trained teams are there in the event of a sudden illness or injury.