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911 Service

911 Service. Nathaniel Meidan CAS100A Penn State university Hazleton campus 2/28/2011. Main Points. 911 Service – how does it works? 911 Service – Facts & History 911 Service in EMS EMS – The Golden Hour Use But Don’t Abuse. 911 Service – How Does It Works?.

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911 Service

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  1. 911 Service Nathaniel Meidan CAS100A Penn State university Hazleton campus 2/28/2011

  2. Main Points • 911 Service – how does it works? • 911 Service – Facts & History • 911 Service in EMS • EMS – The Golden Hour • Use But Don’t Abuse

  3. 911 Service – How Does It Works? • The idea behind 911 is pretty simple: Give people a single, easy to remember number to call to receive help during any life threatening situation. • There are 3 types of 911 systems: • Basic 911 • Enhanced 911 • Wireless 911 "9-1-1 Service." Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page. 21 Dec. 2010. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/services/911-services/>.

  4. 911 Service – How Does It Works? (2) Layton, Julia. "HowStuffWorks "How 911 Works"" Howstuffworks "People" Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://people.howstuffworks.com/9-1-1.htm>.

  5. 911 Service – How Does It Works? (3) 1. You dial 911. 2. The phone company computer recognizes the number and routes the call to the dedicated 911. 3. At the same time, the phone company gets your number and address to determine the proper 911 location. In most cases, this all takes a little over one second. 4. Your phone company now carries your phone number and address the nearest 911 location. The information is displayed on the call taker's computer when he or she takes your call. 5. The 911 call taker simultaneously send that information to the police computer dispatch with the reason for calling with the help needed.

  6. 911 Service – Facts & History First 911 call was at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, 1968. (The History of 911) There are about 200 million 9-1-1 calls per year in the United States. (How 911 Works) Every country have a different number for 911 service. Layton, Julia. "HowStuffWorks "How 911 Works"" Howstuffworks "People" Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://people.howstuffworks.com/9-1-1.htm>. Allen, Gary, and Allen Media. "The History of 911." Dispatch Magazine On-Line. 2011. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/index.html>.

  7. 911 Service in EMS Life emergencies are important, do not over look them, you can save a life.

  8. EMS – The Golden Hour "Advertising in The Golden Hour Magazine." The Golden Hour & Road Language Projects • Information. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://www.thegoldenhour.co.za/advert.html>.

  9. Use But Don’t Abuse Good Cases: A four-year-old boy helped save his mother's life when she started having an epileptic seizure. Two children in Texas helped stop a four man home invasion in progress in their own home. Layton, Julia. "HowStuffWorks "How 911 Works"" Howstuffworks "People" Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://people.howstuffworks.com/9-1-1.htm>.

  10. Use But Don’t Abuse Bad Cases: A teenager in Sweden hacked into a Southern Bell computer system in January 1996. There, he set up a computer code to generate multiple, simultaneous calls to 911 in a bunch of counties in Florida. Layton, Julia. "HowStuffWorks "How 911 Works"" Howstuffworks "People" Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://people.howstuffworks.com/9-1-1.htm>.

  11. Conclusion Call 911 when needed.

  12. Questions & Answers Nate Meidan nxm5076@psu.edu

  13. References "9-1-1 Service." Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page. 21 Dec. 2010. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/services/911-services/>. Allen, Gary, and Allen Media. "The History of 911." Dispatch Magazine On-Line. 2011. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/index.html>. "9-1-1." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 10 Jan. 2011. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-1-1>. "EMS Statistics." NAEMT - Home. 2010. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.naemt.org/become_a_member/careers/statistics.aspx>. Layton, Julia. "HowStuffWorks "How 911 Works"" Howstuffworks "People" Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://people.howstuffworks.com/9-1-1.htm>. "Emergency Telephone Number." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number>.

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