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Emergency Medical Services System Functional Definitions & Operational Concepts
REGIONAL EMS SYSTEM
A multi-county system comprised of all hospitals, ambulance services, dispatch centers and related entities that functions as an interactive emergency health care network coordinated through a regional medical communications center (RMCC) for the purposes of providing medical information and coordinating patient movement and medical resources.
REGIONAL MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (RMCC);
An RMCC is a state designated communications entity with a regional mission and focus that coordinates hospitals, ambulance services and other medical resources, in real time, to optimize emergency patient care in situations where local governments and health care providers request assistance. RMCCs are authorized by TCA 68-140-201—208 and EMS Board rules 1200-12-1-.08.
RMCC Disaster/MCI responsibilities-
- Receives scene reports and staging area information from the Incident Commander or local dispatch center; coordinates ambulance response within the region
- Notifies hospitals in accordance with anticipated system demands
- Allocates patients among the hospitals
- Monitors hospital status
- Identifies hospital and ambulance service needs; communicates this information to TEMA
- Maintains direct communication with other RMCCs
- Performs these functions in support of local, regional and state exercises and drills.
RMCC Daily/Routine Responsibilities-
- Coordinates radio communications between ambulances and receiving hospitals*
- Coordinates emergency medical consultation services for all hospitals and ambulance services in the region**
- Conducts routine communications checks and system tests with all other system participants
- Participates in public health disease surveillance programs
- Monitors status of hospitals throughout the region.
* This function is necessary to prevent confliction of radio transmissions by several ambulances attempting to talk to one or more hospitals at the same time.
**This is a service provided to Paramedics and hospitals where consultation for critical patients is requested. It does not usurp or replace local hospital medical control of ambulances.
- Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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EMS Night Out
6:00pm - 9:00pm
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EMS Night Out
- Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Hospital HAM Net Check-in
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Hospital HAM Net Check-in
