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Funds were awarded to Western Massachusetts Emergency Medical Services (WMEMS) to purchase Mobile Data Terminals – Toughbook laptops for ambulance services in western Massachusetts. The project also provided Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) compliant reporting software. MDTs were supplied to 42 ambulance service departments. OEMS now requires all ambulance run reports to be filed electronically. The MDTs and software allow EMS personnel to enter and record data while they are on a call and then to easily submit that data when the call is finished. This streamlined process greatly enhances the efficiency of the EMS reporting process. This project was completed in 2013.
Reference: EMS, Information Sharing, Mobile Data Terminals
WRHSAC has provided EMS Patient Tracking system to the region. The system consists of three command units and twenty-one portable scanners. The tracking system is used to identify and tag patients/individuals during multiple casualty incidents and during sheltering operations. The system can communicate with tracking systems in hospitals throughout the region and commonwealth. Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) for EMS departments to assist with the gathering, logging and sending of information related to tracking were also part of the project. The project completed the link of patient tracking command units and accompanying portable scanners in the region. The project was completed in late June.
Reference: Information Sharing, MCI tracking, MDT, Mobile Data Terminals, patient tracking
