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Ambulance service response time challenge
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
10-minute time limit for paramedic re- sponse in emergency situation which are not life-threatening and at least a 45 per cent
said Michel Chrétien, emergency services director for the United Counties of Prescott- Russell (UCPR). He presented counties council with a summary report of land ambulance response time expectations for the region for the 2015 and 2016 operation periods. !e UCPR ambulance service expects a 90 per cent achievement rate for meet- ing the counties’ 10-minute maximum
that the guidelines the province sets are based on urban ambulance unit response situations where distances between the unit
Paramedics in the Prescott-Russell respond as fast as they can to emergencies. One challenge they face is trying to meet re- sponse time guidelines that the province sets which are weighted in favour of more urban ambulance service units. “!at makes it a big challenge for us,”
achievement rate for eight-minute maxi- mum response limit time CTAS 1 call situations where there is an imme- diate threat to life. For calls involving a sudden heart at- tack requiring or al- ready involving use of a de"brillator, the
and the emergency lo- cationmay not be as far and also involve direct routes. !e urban re- sponse time guide- lines do not take into account rural setting situations which often involve greater distanc- es for an ambulance crew to travel and also locations which may
The response time goals for heart attack and CTAS 1 situations are based on the response time limit guidelines that the province sets. Goals for the other situations are based on guidelines that the counties set.
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UCPR ambulance service seeks at least a 30 per cent achievement rate for a maximum six-minute response limit. !e response time goals for heart attack and CTAS 1 situations are based on the re- sponse time limit guidelines that the prov- ince sets. Goals for the other situations are based on guidelines that the counties set. During a later interview Chrétien noted
not have a direct route but involve travel by winding backcountry roads whichmay also include one or more connecting turno#s. Sometimes, Chrétien noted, a rural am- bulance unit may need 12 to 15 minutes to get to some call locations. Rural response times may also change during winter be- cause of road and weather conditions.
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La Journée du bénévolat, qui se tenait au Centre communautaire d’Embrun le 17 octobre, a accueilli 14 associations qui étaient présentes pour mieux se faire connaître auprès de la population mais aussi auprès des gens qui désirent faire du bénévolat. L’organisatrice, Véronique Bernard, responsable de l’événement pour laMunicipalité de Russell, a souligné que c’était une première et qu’il est normal que les gens aient été un peu plus timides cette année. « Nous avons organisé notre journée en même temps que l’ouverture du Tigre Géant. L’an prochain, nous reviendrons avec certaines modi"cations et nous ajouterons cependant quelques tables. » Lemaire Pierre Leroux était également sur place une partie de la journée. On le voit ici en compagnie de Véronique Bernard. –Annie Lafortune
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Parks master plan Russell Township council has received the final report on the updated Parks and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) for the municipality. The 140-page report, available as part of the Oct. 5 council session agenda, outlines the community’s existing parks and recreation facilities and programs, possible priority lists for upgrades of existing facilities along with suggestions for priorities for new facilities and programs based on past and present public input on recreation needs and wants. The report also details how the PRMP will work in concert with the township’s strategic mana- gement plan priorities. – Gregg Chamberlain
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