Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-2502: Legislative findings and declaration

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

1. There is a critical shortage of providers of emergency care

for:

a. the delivery of fast, efficient emergency medical care

for the sick and injured at the scene of a medical

emergency and during transport to a health care

facility, and

b. the delivery of stabilizing and definitive care at a

health care facility; and

2. Improved emergency service is required to reduce the

mortality rate during the first critical minutes immediately

following the onset of a medical emergency.