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Assembly committee advances bill requiring emergency medical dispatch training for 911 dispatchers
Summary
A California State Assembly committee advanced AB 645, a bill by Assemblymember Carrillo that would require dispatchers who handle medical calls to complete emergency medical dispatch (EMD) training; proponents said the training can improve bystander CPR and prearrival care, and the measure was moved forward to appropriations.
Assemblymember Laura Carrillo introduced AB 645 to a California State Assembly committee, proposing a statewide minimum requirement that public safety dispatchers who handle medical calls complete emergency medical dispatch (EMD) training.
Carrillo told committee members that dispatchers “are often the first of the first responders, the first voice” and that California lacks a statewide EMD standard. She said the bill would “ensure those voices are trained and equipped to save lives.”
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