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The Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania is a multi-hospital consortium based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is claimed to be one of the world's premiere centers of Emergency Medicine and EMS development. It currently ranks sixth for residencies in emergency medicine by reputation. [1]
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.
In the United States, the licensing of prehospital emergency medical providers and oversight of emergency medical services are governed at the state level. Each state is free to add or subtract levels as each state sees fit.
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In the United States there are no federal rules or regulations for the scope of practice for any level of EMS provider, though there is a noncompulsive scope of practice model. In the field, paramedics follow a set of pre-approved procedures and interventions for particular scenarios, which may be known as protocols or guidelines.
The EMS system has been neglected compared to other government services, he argued. “Police departments are not holding basket bingos, beef, beers, or fill-the-boot drives,” Zimmerman said.
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Accurate use of protocols establishing the priority of various cases is critical. The standard for emergency dispatcher training is becoming very high. Some emergency medical services - (EMS) dispatch agencies use "Priority" dispatching to establish the urgency of a given request for service, or ”call”. They ask the caller a series of ...