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Wed Sep 19 20:01:43 BST 2007

Anthony, 

  thanks, I had no idea that they had updated the 911 system. If only OEMS would move that fast.

  dave

Anthony Caruso <Medic541 at hotmail.com> wrote:
  Dave, there is some changes that have occurred in Massachusetts that you 
might now be aware of. The new system that was placed in service utilizes 
the GPS system on newer handsets. So for instance in Natick, if your 
traveling on Rt. 9 and you have an odor of gas you can call 911 from a GPS 
enabled cell phone. Automatically, that 911 call is routed to Natick 
dispatch center. Right on the computer screen, you can see the location of 
the person making the 911 call . Also, as there traveling you can get an 
almost instantaneous update as to the location of the caller. Of course, 
not all centers in Massachusetts have that technology, but its coming. 
Also, it doesn't matter if you put the GPS locator on your phone to 
"private" your still able to be located by making the 911 calls (FYI).

Thanks,
Anthony Caruso NREMT-P

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Sullivan" 
To: "Trauma &, Critical Care mailing list" 
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: Cell phones, prehospital access, and outcomes

>I dont know of any organized study, but I this is my thought. here is MA, 
>all 911 cell phone calls are routed to the MA state police, and then they 
>route your call from there to the right law enforncement agency. So, if 
>your in boston and a man is down, and you pick your cell phone and dial 
>911....you'll get MSP framingham....then transfered to Boston PD, and then 
>transfered to Boston EMS. i would think that response times would vary 
>depending on your location, in boston faster than Great Barrington MA.
>
> dave
>
> "Bjorn, Pret" 
wrote:
> I wonder whether anyone has studied the effects of cellular telephones
> on prehospital notification, and by extension, patient outcome.
>
> If Maine is any example, the mean injury-to-EMS-activation interval must
> be several minutes per case shorter than it was even ten years ago --
> back when we used to have to drive or walk from the roadside to the
> nearest landline to report a car crash.
>
> I imagine this might show up on our survival numbers, but I wouldn't
> know how to begin to test it. Pub Med's got bupkes.
>
> Anyone aware of any organized data?
>
> Just curious.
>
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