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Virginia Beach EMS was the responsible for all EMS activities throughout the incident. On duty at the time of the crash were 13 ambulances, 5 paramedic zone cars and 3 supervisors, but the volunteer system enabled 30 ambulances to be staffed with 170 volunteers involved within 1 hour of the initial incident.
In most places, EMS can be summoned by members of the public (as well as medical facilities, other emergency services, businesses and authorities) via an emergency telephone number (such as 911 in the United States) which puts them in contact with a dispatching centre, which will then dispatch suitable resources for the call. [8]
Historically “10-codes” and “signal codes” were used when radios were less reliable and frequent repetition was required. These codes were rarely uniform even between local agencies. Most used “10-4” to mean “acknowledged”, for example, but some agencies used it as “message ends”.
The number would remain constant, even if the individual changed their name, national certification level, etc. [15] Similar to the NPI number issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the number is a 12-position, intelligence-free numeric identifier (12-digit number). The EMS-ID is not intended to replace the individual ...
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The third component, a number, is the sub-determinant and provides more specific information about the patient's specific condition. For instance, a suspected cardiac or respiratory arrest where the patient is not breathing is given the MPDS code 9-E-1, whereas a superficial animal bite has the code 3-A-3.
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