Toronto EMS

The Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a rescue unit for injured and sick people in Toronto, Canada. The unit is affiliated with the fire department and leads first medical rescue measures. Other duties also include the transport of injured or sick persons in the respective hospitals.

History

Since 1883 there is a rescue unit for injured or ill people in Toronto. At that time the town had two trolleys were operated using horses and brought the injured to hospitals. Toronto decreed the first city to have a good education system for paramedics. The training included techniques of first aid measures, the anatomy and physiology of man, as well as the function of the known at the time the cranial nerves. These training sessions were unusual and rather military, medical field usual. Initially serving police officers who had received this training as a paramedic. While the city steadily grew, so also increased the rescue unit. In 1911, the first motorized ambulance was placed in service. 1913 was the further increase of the motorized ambulance, which lasted until 1918. Since 1918, there was no horse -driven ambulances in the city more. Over the years, the number of ambulance drivers grew to over 130. 1933 handed the Toronto Police Department the task of the rescue unit to the Department of Public Health. In 1953, the utilization increased by the formation of Metropolitan Toronto to continue, as more districts were added. 1967 was the amalgamation of the fire department with the medical emergency services. 1975 saw the establishment of the Metropolitan Toronto Department of Ambulance Services. The aim was to concentrate all resources and thus to organize this better. In 1998, a restructuring into a regional and several local offices.

Staff

Toronto EMS has 1,171 employees. These include paramedics and administrative staff the following are categorized.

  • Paramedic
  • Level I - (Basic Trained paramedics ), they must demonstrate a minimum level of basic training (minimum 1400 hours ) at the community college. In addition, any thesis ( provincial certification ) to be passed in order to be able to set.
  • Level II - ( Experienced paramedics ), they may need in addition to the basic training further 572 hours of further training and practical experience, but this can only detect when they have practically worked with a paramedic from the Level III.
  • Level III - ( advanced paramedics ), they must demonstrate further 360 hours of continuing education courses. Furthermore, they have to prove as a preceptor 480 hours.
  • CCTU - ( Critical Care Transport Paramedic ). Are specially trained paramedics for critical cases. After the training of Level III, these following qualifications must demonstrate. You also need further 1142 hours of further training as well as an additional 240 hours as a preceptor. These paramedics will primarily used on special ambulance vehicles that have been designed for critical cases.

In addition to the paramedics other people working in the Support section:

  • Emergency Medical Dispatcher - staff in the call centers
  • Management / Supervisory staff - administrative staff
  • Clerical support staff -
  • Facilities maintenance - maintenance employees
  • Vehicle maintenance / mechanical - Mechanics
  • Materials Management / Logistics - Warehouse Management

Responsibilities and administrative

The Toronto EMS is responsible for 41 points, which are geographically spread over an area of ​​624 km2. The Emergency Service headquarters, which is used together with the fire department, located on the 4330 Dufferin Street in Toronto. There are the administration, some training institutions, the EMS Communications Centre, the fleet workshop, as well as the material stock. The air rescue, that is, the supply and transport of injured persons with helicopters is carried out by a private company on behalf of the Ontario government.

The annual average takes the EMS Communications Centre 425 700 Answering calls and edited or co-ordinated around 265,000 inquiries regarding injured or sick persons. On average, 179,600 people are transported by the ambulance.

Fleet

The Toronto Emergency Medical Services has 242 vehicles. These are:

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