(2) As used in this section, "emergency transportation assistance" means transportation provided to an injured or ill person who is in need of immediate medical care:
(a) Under emergency circumstances that suggest that the giving of assistance is the only alternative to serious physical aftereffect or death;
(b) From a place where emergency medical care is not regularly available;
(c) In the absence of a personal refusal of such assistance by the injured or ill person or the responsible relative of the person; and
(d) Which may include directions on the transportation provided through means of radio or telecommunications by a medically trained person who practices in a hospital, as defined in ORS 442.015 and who is not at the location of the injured or ill person. [1987 c.915 §10; 1997 c.242 §2]