EMS Communication Systems

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EMS Communication Systems

• EMS Professions
• Temple College

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Topics

• Benefits of EMS Communication Systems
• System Elements
• Radio Systems
• The Future
• Patient Radio Reports

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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

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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

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System Elements
Early Dispatch Consoles
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System Elements
Dispatcher Console
Call Taker Position
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System Elements
Enhanced 911 Screen
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System Elements
Mobile Communications Center
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System Elements
Media TVs
Comm Consoles
Emergency Operations Center
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Radio Systems

• Terminology
• Frequency vs. Band
• Simplex vs. Duplex
• Repeater System
• VHF
• UHF
• Most common for emergency medical uses
• 800 megahertz
• 900 megahertz

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The Past
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The Present Near Future
Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Laptop PC
Enhanced 911 Screen
Medical Priority Dispatching Prearrival
Instructions
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Patient Radio Reports

• Communicates Info to Receiving Facility
• Allows Receiving Facility to Prepare
• Should be
• Brief, Pertinent Info
• Confidential
• Descriptive of the Patients Status
• Requires Practice to Become Proficient