Comments on: Just Call 911 – A Novel Idea http://theemtspot.com/2009/03/28/just-call-911-a-novel-idea/ Medicine Moves Fast ... Keep Up. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steffah http://theemtspot.com/2009/03/28/just-call-911-a-novel-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-5307 Steffah Thu, 12 May 2011 03:58:28 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=485#comment-5307 That's...actually quite brilliant. Wow. That’s…actually quite brilliant. Wow.

]]> By: Dan http://theemtspot.com/2009/03/28/just-call-911-a-novel-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-4761 Dan Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:27:07 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=485#comment-4761 As a person who works in a 911 center, I can honestly say this might work in theory. however, you need to have the staffing to handle the call volume. if you only have 10 people to answer phones, what happens when that 11th caller rings? and if those 10 calls are for non-emergencies, and the 11th call (the one that hasn't been answered) is for a chest pain, or resp emergencies, or a gsw victim, then what? now you have all your operators tied up, and a delayed response to the emergencies, one you don't even know yoiu have. having a non-emergency call center allows the non-emergency calls to wait, while the emergency calls get answered. (potential) life threats get a rapid response, while non emergencies get answered when an operator is available. combining everything into one center, without providing enough resources to handle the volume is a process that is destined to end in disaster As a person who works in a 911 center, I can honestly say this might work in theory. however, you need to have the staffing to handle the call volume. if you only have 10 people to answer phones, what happens when that 11th caller rings? and if those 10 calls are for non-emergencies, and the 11th call (the one that hasn’t been answered) is for a chest pain, or resp emergencies, or a gsw victim, then what? now you have all your operators tied up, and a delayed response to the emergencies, one you don’t even know yoiu have.

having a non-emergency call center allows the non-emergency calls to wait, while the emergency calls get answered. (potential) life threats get a rapid response, while non emergencies get answered when an operator is available. combining everything into one center, without providing enough resources to handle the volume is a process that is destined to end in disaster

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