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Dickinson County 9-1-1 director seeks computerized medical-dispatch upgrade; commissioners proclaim Telecommunicator Week
Summary
9-1-1 Director Amber Piper asked the Dickinson County commission to fund a computerized emergency medical dispatch system to replace paper card sets, citing faster, real-time information for responders; the board adopted a proclamation recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
Amber Piper, Dickinson County’s 9-1-1 director, told the Board of County Commissioners that the county’s emergency medical dispatch (EMD) process relies on 20-year-old paper card sets and asked the board to approve a computerized EMD system that would put triage questions and CPR prompts directly into call narratives for responders.
Piper said the system would reduce delays and human error by inserting information into the CAD narrative as dispatchers gather it, allowing medics and partner agencies to see answers in real time instead of only after a dispatcher finishes typing. She…
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