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SAAS Overload
CFS_Firey:
Someone mentioned in another thread that the fire service wouldn't ever be responded to a medical case without SAAS attending first. This made me wonder what SAAS do when they're overloaded and have too many cases...
For example, if it's a really hot day and old people start having heart attacks... Would they ever think about responding SAPOL or C/MFS, or would they just respond the next closest Ambulance resource (Even if that's 30 mins away)?
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corecutters:
When SAAS have cases going, for extended times, they will organise what would be considered to fire service as COQ - Back fill those stations with other units (unless volunteer), or, they will recall crews - eg - regional fulltime stations.
In a scenario like you mentioned, they would clear cases or a lower cat. and divert, or indeed, respond nearest resource.
Metro response, a car would clear from a lower Cat case, in regional areas yes, sometimes waiting that long is how long it takes.. The chance one takes when they live out of metropolitis.
No, fire service would not get responded to a report of heart attack, they are not trained in the protocols to deal with it, the nearest Ambulance would get the call.
CFS_Firey:
Fair enough.... By clearing cases do you mean leave the scene of an incident as soon as they are no longer required?
corecutters:
--- Quote from: CFS_firey on August 29, 2006, 05:50:17 PM ---Fair enough.... By clearing cases do you mean leave the scene of an incident as soon as they are no longer required?
--- End quote ---
Meaning if they are enroute to say, a Cat 4 Hospital transfer, they will clear that case and re-route to the Cat 1/2 incident. As the hospital transfer is of a lower category, and not as important.
medevac:
--- Quote from: corecutters on August 29, 2006, 05:39:19 PM ---No, fire service would not get responded to a report of heart attack, they are not trained in the protocols to deal with it, the nearest Ambulance would get the call.
--- End quote ---
someone wasnt watching the decoder yesterday :wink:
its funny how these discussion pop up at the most interesting of times...
yesterday afternoon ambos had several high category cases down near Mt gambier, this resulted in Yahl and Mt Gambier MFS being responded to an adress in Mt Gambier for
"cardiac arrest, first responder and patient lift required - priority one" (if i remember correctly)
ambos had to split crews to run buses with one saas officer on board, they then used fire crews as extra man power and drivers...
^^but that was an extreme case...
in normal situations, SAAS would most likely recall crews and cancel cat5s and 6s
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