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What’s the Rush?. Jay Bradshaw, Director Maine Emergency Medical Services Department of Public Safety. Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD). Partnership with ESCB 1/1/07: Mandatory certification for all PSAP 9-1-1 call takers ~60% currently EMD trained, but no QI
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What’s the Rush? Jay Bradshaw, Director Maine Emergency Medical Services Department of Public Safety
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) • Partnership with ESCB • 1/1/07: Mandatory certification for all PSAP 9-1-1 call takers • ~60% currently EMD trained, but no QI • 3 similar, but different, training programs and pre-arrival protocols.
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) • 2008 Goal: Maine EMD program with statewide, standardized, protocols
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) • 2 types of services: non-transporting / transporting (ambulances) • 4 license levels: • First Responder: AED, CPR, O2 • EMT: + nitro, ASA • EMT-Intermediate: + basic cardiac monitoring, advanced airway, medications
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) • EMT-Paramedic • ACLS protocols • 12 lead EKG • PIFT • ALS provided on ~ 85% of all emergency calls (2005)
Maine EMS • Department of Public Safety • Responsible for prehospital training curricula, licensing, treatment protocols, data, system oversight • Board of EMS • Medical Directions & Practices Board • Trauma Advisory Committee • Regional EMS
Maine EMS • MDPB CAC + MQF = HART