Ambulance is provided to any person in case of accidents or illnesses. Ambulance teams are obliged to immediately go to the place of call. To do this, you must provide all the necessary information and answer the dispatcher's questions.
Instructions
Step 1
Ambulance stations are available in cities with a population of over 50 thousand people. She works around the clock. In settlements with a smaller population, the emergency departments are usually part of the hospitals. The reception and transmission of calls at the ambulance station is carried out by the dispatcher. The list of his duties is quite extensive. This includes receiving and recording calls from the public or other services. The dispatcher's workplace is equipped with computers, where there is a single database of patients. All conversations of the dispatcher are recorded, and the numbers from which the calls are made are determined.
Step 2
In addition to the dispatching, or operational department, the ambulance structure includes a department for receiving calls and a communications department. He is the link between the station and the visiting medical teams. All calls are distributed in order of priority between the field teams. The timeliness of their departure, the time of arrival and the duration of their duties are also recorded by the dispatcher. He also transfers information to the internal affairs bodies or the rescue service. The ambulance dispatcher controls the number and procedure for issuing instruments and medicines to doctors. Dispatcher "03" is obliged to know well the area, the location of medical institutions and ambulance substations.
Step 3
Round-the-clock duty is carried out by paramedic and medical ambulance teams. There is also an obstetric mobile team. Each of them must arrive for assistance within 15 minutes if the patient is in the city. For rural areas, this time increases to 30 minutes. On the spot, the specialist establishes the primary diagnosis and the choice of measures to improve the condition. In severe cases, urgent hospitalization is performed. Sick leave certificates are not issued by the ambulance. Also, don't ask your doctor for a prescription or treatment. All information about the call is received by the local doctor within 24 hours. The next day, he is obliged to visit the patient at the place of residence. There is an advisory center at the ambulance stations around the clock. Here you can get advice on how to help in cases where a doctor's visit is not required.
