911 and Dispatch
Explore our comprehensive collection of articles on 911 and Dispatch, designed to support the EMS workforce in optimizing emergency response. This directory covers essential topics such as call handling, communication protocols, and technology advancements in dispatch centers. Understanding the role of 911 and Dispatch in emergency services is crucial for effective operations. Additionally, you may find insights into related topics like EMS communication systems, which further enhance your team’s efficiency. Stay informed and improve your emergency response strategies with these valuable resources.
In its second year, the benchmark report based on EMS national data digs deeper into five key metrics and adds two additional measures
The Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Initiative is developing dispatcher mutual aid for disaster response
Our co-hosts sit down with Dr. James Woodson, founder and CEO of Pulsara, who discusses the importance of communication and documentation when it comes to patient care
‘The county is going to be more than sufficiently covered - especially compared to what we have now.’
Last year, 911 hang ups and misdials accounted for about 8 percent of 911 calls
Hope to learn from Olympic emergency staff regarding using the same frequency for all first responders
Initiative will provide emergency responders with better data about their calls
Scene calls can be chaotic, especially when multiple agencies are involved
Correcting inefficiencies reduced average ambulance dispatch time, led to significant improvement in survival rates among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims
Call takers responded to wave upon wave of 911 calls for help from massacre during ‘Batman’ film
Questions have been raised about how long it took for emergency medical crews to arrive at scene
The interference that delayed the response of additional paramedics and four ambulances is under investigation by the FCC
2.5-hour journey to hospital means she was ‘not the first and will not be the last’ to die this way, friend says
Chief: Ambulance was sent 1 minute, 20 seconds after 911 call, but police put boy in squad car and halted EMS
Call was made public after mom was arrested for murder, child neglect, methamphetamine-related charges
Footage shows officer wrapping his arms around chief and physically moving him out of the way
Authorities there are investigating an incident where a 911 operator sent emergency crews to an address in the wrong city
At no cost, residents can sign up with the service and get text and email alerts from the Emergency Management Agency
Voluntary database that allows people to enter personal information, such as medical conditions and number of children in a house, that gives dispatchers information that could prove critical
Kaleb Langdalewas hospitalized in good condition, though doctors couldn’t reattach his arm
Witness: ‘I called 911, but it took forever for the paramedics’
Sheriff’s dispatch will merge with 911 center
New system will allow 911 call-takers to ask more and better questions
Under the plan, people who call 911 and receive paramedic care would be charged a $350 fee
Pilot initiative uses software to triage low-acuity calls to a nurse, who assesses situation and determines best course of action
UK’s 999 number is dialed 33,000 times per week in Wales alone; average of 597,000 calls every week are handled by emergency service teams
Without a guarantee that AMR will be the city’s ambulance provider for the full five years, the state may not let the dispatch deal go through
Project is a collaborative effort spearheaded by MassDevelopment which repurposes a former preschool into a state-of-the-art command post for police, fire and ambulance dispatching for four communities
Firefighter witnessed head-on collision and began administering aid but was told to clear scene when police arrived
2 of boat driver’s sons sustained brunt of impact, were lost
Fort Wayne City Council supported paying nearly $10 million for system despite not knowing exactly how to pay for it
Say priority-dispatching system will be safer for all concerned
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