Finding F2
An Ambulance Patient Offload Delay (APOD) occurs when the time taken for an ambulance patient offload transfer to a hospital emergency department exceeds the required standard.
Jury report: Ambulance Patient Offload Delays: Time Is of the Essence · PDF page 21
Permanent linkOfficial response
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Agrees and identifies LEMSA Policy 4010 as containing the standard.
Read official response · PDF page 1Explicit agreement with a checkable named policy, but no added explanation of delay measurement.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.