Evaluation of the Situation of Trainings Provided by Çanakkale 112 Ambulance Services
Conference paper > Summary Text · 2017
Authors: Hüseyin KOÇAK, Cüneyt Çalışkan, Bektaş SARI, İsmail Köse, İbrahim Tuncay
19th World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Canada, International, Verbal, Summary Text, 2017-2017, vol 32, pp S94-S94
DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x17002424
Summary
100% of respondents including: ensure all ambulance services maintain readiness for MCIs; conduct joint training and exercise programs; adopt a common model for managing MCIs; and recognize the authority of only one on-site EMS commander.One policy that was proposed was that the senior EMS officer arriving on-site should not necessarily take over command and was endorsed by 92% in the 2 nd e-Delphi cycle.Variability among experts according to origin country was noted concerning: (1) assign ambulances to off-duty EMS staff; and (2) dispatch two BLS and two ALS ambulances as an automatic MCI response.Conclusion: Clear policies shared by all EMSs are needed to ensure effective management and maximal life-saving capacity in MCIs.The study presents consensus-based solutions to varied challenges common to EMS worldwide.Additional studies are needed to further develop policies into measurable and comparable international standards.