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The Ambulance Division of the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS is the main arm of the EMS Bureau and consists of the City's 13 frontline medic units (staffed by two paramedics), three frontline ambulances (staffed by two EMTs). The Medic Units and Ambulances are responsible for answering calls for medical assistance within the city limits.
The exact nature of the response sent may vary slightly between Ambulance Trusts. Following a Category 2, 3, or 5 telephone triage, the patient may receive an ambulance response (which could be Category 1-4 depending on the outcome of the triage), may be referred to another service or provider, or treatment may be completed over the phone.
Ambulance responses in the UK are as follows. Some ambulance services allow driver discretion for Category 3/4 calls; this may be dependent on the type of call or how long it has been waiting for a response for. 999 calls to the ambulance service are triaged using either the NHS Pathways system or the Medical Priority Dispatch System.
Police – 102; Ambulance – 103; Fire – 101; Gas leaks – 104. Thailand: 191 [63] 1669: 199: 191 will be used as the only national emergency number in the future. [64] Ambulance (Bangkok only) – 1646; Tourist police – 1155; Traffic control center (Bangkok Metro only) – 1197; Highway patrol – 1193; Mobile Phones – 112. [65 ...
Atlanta citizens would either call Atlanta Police of Grady Hospital for an ambulance. The Police would notify the Grady Hospital operator by phone, who would then page the ambulance crew over the hospital's P.A. system to report to their ambulance. Upon entering the ambulance, the ambulance crew would then get the call from the police dispatcher.
The national emergency number in the United States is 9-1-1. The number works for all three emergency services. In most cases, a 9-1-1 call will be answered at a central facility, usually referred to as a Public Safety Answering Point, and operated, in most cases, by the police.
The ambulance squad's duty towards the patient begins with patient contact and generally ends with transfer to the emergency department of the receiving hospital. However, emergency calls may terminate in other ways. For example, an ambulance service may cancel their own services if the patient becomes violent, compromising scene safety.
PCSO provides patrol services, criminal investigation, search and rescue services, and operates the county jail. PCSO's annual budget is nearly 40 million dollars annually, which covers all aspects of the Sheriff’s Office, including the Detention Center. [2] There are nearly 500 employees within the department, 220 are patrol deputies.