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For the purpose of this chapter:\n(a) Medical emergencies.— Shall mean any medical condition manifested by acute or severe symptoms that could include severe pain, before which a lay person with average medicine and health knowledge may think that the lack of medical assistance could result in:\n(1) A health risk for a person; Provided, That, in the cases of pregnant women, it means a woman’s health risk due to her pregnancy;\n(2) deterioration of the body functions, and\n(3) dysfunction of an organ or part of the body.\n(b) 9-1-1 system.— Shall mean the fast response system to public safety emergency calls by dialing 9-1-1, created pursuant to §§ 1911 et seq. of Title 25, known as the 'Act for Speedy Attention of Public Safety 9-1-1 Calls' or '9-1-1 Calls Act'.\nHistory —Sept. 6, 2000, No. 383, § 1.