[Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS

[JOHN ANTONELLI]

Its been in the press.  The push is for plain language to enhance interoperability.  

--- On Fri, 4/3/09, Doug Walton <dswfd2119 at comcast.net> wrote:
From: Doug Walton <dswfd2119 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS
To: johnantonelli at verizon.net, "Scan DC" <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 8:30 AM

   Where do you get the information that codes are on their way out?From:  JOHN ANTONELLI 
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 05:06:07 -0700 (PDT)
To: Scan DC<Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>; Alan Henney<alan at henney.com>; <dswfd2119 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS
Codes are supposedly on the way out.  Arlington does not use this neither does Fairfax. 

--- On Fri, 4/3/09, Doug Walton <dswfd2119 at comcast.net> wrote:
From: Doug Walton <dswfd2119 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS
To: johnantonelli at verizon.net, "Scan DC" <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>, "Alan Henney" <alan at henney.com>
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 7:51 AM

I can't see how this is insonsisten with plain English, especially all EMS
agencies are using EMD. The only thing PG tacked on was the Victor disposition
(volunteer transport). All the others should be already in place, if only as
dispatch assignments.
-----Original Message-----
From: JOHN ANTONELLI  <johnantonelli at verizon.net>

Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 04:23:40 
To: Scan DC<Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>; Alan Henney<alan at henney.com>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS


How silly and just how does this jive with the plain language push?

--- On Thu, 4/2/09, Alan Henney <alan at henney.com> wrote:
From: Alan Henney <alan at henney.com>
Subject: [Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS
To: "Scan DC" <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 11:25 PM

Prince George’s County is planning to have EMS units provide clearance
codes for EMS calls.

1) Communications will provide a letter designation for each EMS call
(E,D,C,B,A,O,N).  This is from the Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch
System (AMPDS), developed by Medical Priority Consultants.

E- Echo: Cardiac arrest (most severe)
D- Delta:  BLS Ambulance (hot), paramedics (hot) and  ambulance (hot)
C- Charlie:  Paramedics (hot) and ambulance (cold)
B- Bravo:  Closest BLS (hot) and ambulance (cold)
A- Alpha:  Closest BLS (cold) and ambulance (cold)
O- Omega:  Referral/Alternate Care

An Echo response is the most critical.  Omega is the least critical.
Actual response assignments vary depending upon the jurisdiction (the
above are examples).  "Hot" is priority and "cold" is a
non-priority
response.

2) The EMS crew will provide communications with a letter
(A,B,V,R,N,O) which represents the type of transport:

A- ALS: ALS provider on board.
B- BLS: Career BLS personnel on board.
V= Volunteer: Volunteer BLS crew.
R= Refusal: Patient refusal.
N= No Patient.
O= Other- used if patient were transported by police or helicopter.

EMS personnel will combine the letter provided by communications in
section 1 with the letter from section 2.  The crew will provide  this
two-character code when returning from a call and placing the unit in
service.

For example: “Ambulance 801 is ready for service, Bravo-Victor.”  This
was a Bravo response on a volunteer BLS ambulance.

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