[Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS

[Doug Kitchener]

Bravo Zulu!  I'm with you on this one, John - this is absolutely ridiculous.  10-4!

("Ah already ten-four'd ye!")

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> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 04:23:40 -0700
> From: johnantonelli at verizon.net
> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net; 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  wrote:
> From: Alan Henney 
> Subject: [Scan-DC] New radio terms for PG EMS
> To: "Scan DC" 
> 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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