| Emergency Medical Services |
How will Austin/Travis County EMS provide service to the area?Austin-Travis County EMS currently provides some service to the Anderson Mill MUD area and will continue to provide service upon annexation. Austin-Travis County EMS operates an all Advanced Life Support system using the latest medical equipment and treatments. Paramedics undergo rigorous training that includes annual continuing education. In addition, certain medic teams are trained for swift water, high angle, hazmat, tactical and other specialized rescues.Full-time ambulances are located at AFD stations 38 and 34. There are also 28 other full-time ambulance units that can serve as backup as well as peak load units that are staffed during high demand periods. Each ambulance is staffed with two paramedics, all of whom have national certifications in trauma and cardiac care. EMS is a mobile service provider, with units constantly moving throughout the system area. Staff at the state-of-the art 911 communications center track the location of all ambulances in real time using digital maps and GPS vehicle locator devices on all of the units. The communications center is staffed by emergency medical personnel. As a result, Austin/Travis County EMS provides zero interval response times since care begins the moment the call is answered. In response to concerns regarding emergency medical response, the service plan has been clarified regarding the city's response to emergency medical calls and how service will be provided. Can you provide examples of priority medical calls?Cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, life threatening rescues, and unconsciousness would be considered Priority One medical calls. Examples of Priority Two calls include chest pain, altered mental state, and severe bleeding. Priority Three includes non-life threatening auto collision injuries and generalized sickness with potential for complications (such as cardiac history). Priority Four calls are non-life threatening complaints with no significant signs, symptoms or history (such as generalized sickness, abdominal pain).What are the response time for EMS?In Fiscal Year 2007 (October 2006-September 2007), Austin/Travis County EMS responded to 126 calls in Anderson Mill MUD. The average response time was six minutes and one second.What will happen to Williamson County EMS, currently located in a trailer on MUD property? Williamson County EMS will move out of this site. |