- Introduction
The policy document focuses on the role of ER Doctor Responders, the emergency physicians assigned to the ambulance services and qualified to function independently from paramedics who work in intensive care units. Even if the Emergency Doctor Responders are well-positioned to provide the required medical assistance, dispatching both teams in the same emergency will increase the organization’s costs.
The business has a group of Emergency Doctor Responders who are qualified to offer services in an emergency. The fact that they can dispatch this team with confidence in emergencies and that the services will be provided even with manual CPR equipment should be made clear to the dispatchers. To reduce costs for the business, the ER Doctor Responders should also receive additional training to provide services that are currently only offered by paramedics in intensive care ambulances.
Scope
The policy scope covers the obligations placed on ER doctor responders in an emergency, including when they should be sent to the scene and what is expected of them once they arrive. The policy acknowledges the ER doctor responders’ role as the initial responders in an emergency, a role that, in any case, is distinct from the intensive care services.
Objectives
To create a framework for the ER doctor responders’ role that doesn’t conflict with the paramedics’ work in intensive care ambulances.
Dispatching the ER Doctor Responders as the most suitable ambulance unit in emergencies, mainly when there are no nearby emergency services.
Supplying the ER Doctor Responders with the tools they need for efficient service delivery to prevent the need to send out two units at once.