EMS Communication Systems

EMS Communication Systems EMS Professions Temple College Topics • • • • • Benefits of EMS Communication Systems System Elements Radio Systems The Future Patient Radio Reports Benefits of EMS Communication Systems • • • • • • • • Point of Receipt for Service Request Assignment of Appropriate Resources Pre-arrival Instructions Notification & Dispatch of Resources Incident Tracking Safety (EMER button & AVL) System Status Monitoring Mechanism Data Management & Research Tool System Elements • 911 & 311 Access Points • Communications Center Staff – Call Taker – Dispatcher • Field Receiving Units – Pager, Radio, MDT, Printer, Field Comm Center • Field Transmitting Units – Mobile/Portable radio, MDT, Cellular phone, Field Comm Center • AVL System Elements Early Dispatch Consoles System Elements Call Taker Position Dispatcher Console System Elements Enhanced 911 Screen System Elements Mobile Communications Center System Elements Media TVs Comm Consoles Emergency Operations Center Radio Systems • Terminology – Frequency vs. Band – Simplex vs. Duplex – Repeater System • VHF • UHF – Most common for emergency medical uses • 800 megahertz • 900 megahertz The Past 1961 Dispatch Center 53 The Present & Near Future Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) & Laptop PC Enhanced 911 Screen Medical Priority Dispatching & Prearrival Instructions Dispatch Center of the Future Patient Radio Reports • Communicates Info to Receiving Facility • Allows Receiving Facility to Prepare • Should be: – Brief, Pertinent Info – Confidential – Descriptive of the Patient’s Status • Requires Practice to Become Proficient