NCJ Number
13536
Date Published
1973
Length
36 pages
Annotation
AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PLAN ADAPTABLE TO BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.
Abstract
SPECIFICALLY, THE PLAN PROVIDES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMON RADIO FREQUENCIES ON A NATIONAL BASIS FOR USE BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) UNITS AT THE SCENE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, WHEREVER OCCURRING, AND PAGING SYSTEMS THAT WOULD BE USED NOT ONLY FOR EMS BUT ALSO TO CONTACT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY. PLANS ARE ALSO OUTLINED FOR DISPATCHING AND DIRECTION OF AMBULANCE OPERATIONS, E.G., INSTRUCTIONS TO DRIVERS AS TO WHICH HOSPITAL TO GO TO OR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ENROUTE, COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS FOR BIOMEDICAL TELEMETRY (ELECTROCARDIAGRAMS, FOR EXAMPLE), MEDICAL DATA HANDLING, AND SPECIAL VOICE CIRCUITS FOR EXCLUSIVE USE BY DOCTORS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)