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.
The advent of computer-aided dispatch (CAD) allowed EMS to improve response times and communication with the public. Technology continues to improve, making CAD more comprehensive and first responders more effective.
Now prehospital providers can give patient health information and transport updates in real time
The 911 landscape has changed as acts of mass violence and other multi-caller/multi-victim high-threat incidents begin to increase
Authorities say it will provide police, firefighters and other authorized officials with electronic eyes in the event of major emergencies
The emergency support officer who took the call was immediately suspended from taking accident and emergency calls
When you watch C-SPAN and read between the lines of what some of the major players are saying, one cannot help but be optimistic about D-Block
The decision to use priority transport is a way to manage the increased call volume expected with an aging population, Largo fire Chief Mike Wallace said
City Council unanimously agreed the city is ‘moving in the right direction’ by signing on a second city to use its new dispatch services
One paramedic was fired and three others were suspended over his death
The system, which will take three to five years to develop and cost $700 million, will improve interoperability
Ambulance service is investigating why a man who died after swallowing detergent waited so long for help
Officials to start an effort today to review all 5,377 street names across the city, and they may rename those that share names
Chief Billy Goldfeder: ‘This will improve our nation’s firefighters, EMTs and police officers with new communications technologies that are urgently needed’
Wacky calls represent a perpetual problem that can stem from loneliness, mental confusion, anger or drunken dialing
‘Next generation 911' technology will allow emergency call centers to receive text messages, streaming videos and automatic crash notification data
Scott Freitag, president of the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch, says giving streets new names is usually a bad idea
Have we finally reached a meaningful moment in the movement toward reallocation of the 700 MHz D-Block to public safety?
Chris Graham calmly talked woman through the delivery of the baby as well as the postpartum care
Woman with a gunshot wound to her head waited 13 minutes for EMS to arrive on scene; more than three times that of Director’s goal of four minutes
Told dispatchers he didn’t need medical help
The child stayed by his great-grandmother’s side as he talked to the dispatcher and waited for paramedics to arrive
Some residents are resisting the idea; cell calls don’t always automatically provide the caller’s location
Officials: It took 13 minutes, almost twice as long as it should have, for city paramedics to reach choking woman
People can dial 111 to get health advice and information about out-of-hours GPs, walk-in centres, emergency dentists and 24 chemists
EnRoute partners with TrafficLand to couple computer aided dispatch with live traffic video feed
Report says ambulance crews are confused about which hospitals to take patients to
By putting multiband radios in the hands of all public safety disciplines — EMS, fire and law enforcement — you can solve many interoperability problems
The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant from the DHS actually totaled nearly 70 million dollars, with 20 percent set aside for the state of Calif.
Daughter’s quick action with help from medical dispatcher rescues Rockland woman from choking
Computerized 911 dispatch system costs $10M; officials hope will improve emergency responses