<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 12-26. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance</span> means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, aircraft, or vessel that is
               specially designed, constructed, or modified and equipped and is intended to be used
               for and is maintained or operated for the transportation on the streets or highways,
               waterways or airways of this state of persons who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise
               incapacitated or helpless.
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               <span class="ital">Attendant</span> means any person riding in attendance with a patient.
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               <span class="ital">Call, run</span> means the act of progressing with an ambulance to the scene of need and transporting
               a patient to his destination.
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               <span class="ital">Driver</span> means any person driving an ambulance.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency medical services peer review committee</span> shall be established pursuant to G.S. 131E-155 and shall replace the EMS advisory
               council. Members of the medical services peer review committee shall be residents
               of or employed in Durham County.
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               <span class="ital">Owner</span> means any person to whom a franchise for the operation of an ambulance has been granted.
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               <span class="ital">Patient</span> means any person being transported to medical attention or from medical attention
               in an ambulance.
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               (Ord. of 11-15-82, Â§ I; Ord. of 2-22-99, Â§ 1; Ord. of 3-14-16(1), Â§ 1)
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            <p class="refcross0" block_type="hang"><b>Cross referenceâ€” </b>
               Definitions generally, <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH1GEPR_S1-2RUCODE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">Â§ 1-2</a>.
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