It is appropriate to transport patients whose urgent needs or reasonably perceived

It is appropriate to transport patients whose urgent needs or reasonably perceived needs for care exceed the scope of practice for the EMS provider, if the following conditions are present: 1. The patient has existing advanced therapeutics or treatment modalities for a preexisting condition and /or 2. The patient is located in a non-hospital setting, and /or 3. The patient's condition is considered to be so urgent that the benefits of prompt transport by available personnel to an appropriate hospital outweigh the increased risk to the patient from affecting a delay waiting for qualified medical personnel to arrive.