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Findings and Recommendations
2 findings
Both County emergency medical helicopter operators have equipment and procedures enabling them to contact flight crews for ETA's and provide Med-Com with ETA's within three (3) minutes. CALSTAR is toned out by CAL FIRE when a request is placed for a helicopter. Our pilot responds with our availability and ETA within 1 min. This information is relayed from CAL FIRE to Med-Comm via CAD system. If we are in flight, the same process is in place. We are able to hear and respond on radio while en flight.
Related Recommendations (1)
Both County emergency medical helicopter operators have equipment and procedures enabling them to contact flight crews for ETA's and provide Med-Com with ETA's within three (3) minutes. CALSTAR is toned out by CAL FIRE when a request is placed for a helicopter. Our pilot responds with our availability and ETA within 1 min. This information is relayed from CAL FIRE to Med-Comm via CAD system. If we are in flight, the same process is in place. We are able to hear and respond on radio while en flight.
Policy 119 does not give paramedics or flight nurses any discretion to consult with an available and more medically-qualified authority and to obtain their authorization to deviate from Policy 119 based on the particular circumstances of a case. CALSTAR agrees with this finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
Policy 119 does not give paramedics or flight nurses any discretion to consult with an available and more medically-qualified authority and to obtain their authorization to deviate from Policy 119 based on the particular circumstances of a case. CALSTAR agrees with this finding. Recommendations:
