National 911 Program NG911 Guide for Leaders in EMS

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NG911 IS CHANGING THE FUTURE From keeping EMS responders safer, to better serving your community, the potential benefits of NG911 are significant.

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GENERATION 911 Get the facts on NG911 and learn why advancing emergency com- POLICE Call/email with questions, sorry.

INFRASTRUCTURE

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TRANSPORTATION

Duringanaturaldisasteror other large-scaleemergency, theNG911system protects against call overloadby re-routingcalls, textsand data to alternative call centers.Thesystemalso allows forbettercommunica- tionwithfirstresponders, allowing forbettercoordina- tionbetweenother emergen- cyservicesandagencies.

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13 RESOURCES These agencies and associations can provide more infor- mation about NG911 and FirstNet to help your department plan for and implement the future of emergency communication. Monitoring technologywornby patientsmayautomaticallyalert 911within secondsofa life-threat- eningmedicalevent.Responders canaccess time-sensitivepatient healthdataand incident informa- tionbefore theyarriveat the scene, improvingpatientoutcomesand survivalrates. 11 CASE STUDY: MINNESOTA’S TRANSITION TO NG911 PROVIDES A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE One state’s transition to NG911 provides a look at the future. Accurate Pre- Arrival Data EMS FEMA

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Telematics,now integrated intomany vehicles,notify911 with precise location information, data on airbag deployment and more. This data, available at dispatch, helps EMS and fire servicesprepareappro- priateequipmentandprovidesmedicswith key information for faster transport to the appropriatehospitalor traumacenter.

ON THE COVER: An important part of the mission of the Orange County Fire Authority is to improve fire and EMS services through the implementation of emerging technologies.

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