Re: Code 3 to hospitals

[Guest guest]

I do not understand how one question about whether it was legal or illegal to

run code 3/Priority 1 is the appropriate terminology now. Code's no longer in

use ends up in a Private Ambulance vs. 911 system bashing. The last time that I

looked whether we work for a Private or 911 system company we all go to the same

school and take the same test for our certifications. We should be helping one

another to improve the EMS system. Both agencies have thier good points and bad

points. For any individual to express there personal views is unprofessional

and not appropriate in this forum. As for responding priority one without an

actual emergency existing should warrant a complaint with the State as they are

the governing body of the entire EMS system. this would put a stop to companies

abusing the use of lights and sirens. Secondly if a patient is already in a

Hospital under the care of a Physician then the emergency response is not

appropriate and can be ticketed by law enforcement. whether the facility can do

anything further for the patient is irrelevant. The attending physician is

responsible for the Life saving interventions. We as EMS provider are tasked

with providing life saving procedures until we turn our patient over to the

closest APPROPRIATE receiving facility. If a patient would require a priority

one response to a hospital for a transfer then the entire system failed the

patient. EMS first for not sending the patient to the appropriate facility and

the facility for not utilizing the appropriate method of transport... AT NO TIME

SHOULD AN EMS AGENCY BE IT PRIVATE OR 911 BASED RESPOND LIGHTS AND SIRENS TO

HOSPITAL FOR A TRANSFER. The emergency condition should have already been dealt

with. The patient being transferred always has to be deemed by a physician

stable enough for transport via the selected method.