Isabel talks with Heinz Novosad, an instructor, implementer, and reviewer for IAED. They discuss EMS in Austria, research Heinz conducted on callers with psychosocial issues, and how emergency dispatchers can increase their awareness of such problems...
On July 29, 1991 the 91/396/CEE European Community introduced the short number 1-1-2, as the only one European emergency number (EEN). In Italy, the implementation of European Decision began with the legislative decree of August 1st, 2003, and subsequent amendments and additions. In Liguria, Italy, the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Liguria Region President and Interior Ministry in September 2016, initiated the EEN planning. Purpose of this work is to explain how EEN has been developed in Liguria, which hosts a population of about 1,600,000 with a significant tourist flow that...
On February 14, 2017, the Region of Liguria (one of the 20 regions of Italy) activated a first level public safety answering point that uses the universal European Emergency Number (EEN), 1-1-2. This implementation had 3 primary purposes: immediate call pickup/answering for all emergency calls; a fast call transfer to a secondary PSAP - either medical, police or fire; and filtering of inappropriate calls. This study reports on several performance indicators for the first year of system use. The objective of this study was to report on several key performance indicators of the new system...