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Where
do we Cover?
Z7164 and Z7157 cover the Villages of :
Blackmore, Stondon
Massey, Wyatts Green, Hook End, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch, Kelvedon
Common, Pilgrims Hatch, Navestock,
Weald Country Park,
Bentley Common and Coxtie Green, South Weald,
Brentwood (Hutton, Shenfield, Ingrave, Brook
Street, Warley, Herongate.), Parts of
Ingatestone, Fyerning
Thorndon Country Park
and Z7151 covers Battlesbridge and
surrounding villages,
as required, we may cover other areas
and
we accept enquiries for First
Responders anywhere in
The East of England Ambulance Service
NHS Trust area.
What
are First Responders?
Our team of Community First
Responders currently provide cover around the clock, twenty
four hours a day, seven days a week, on a rota basis.
Volunteer
responders can be male or female, aged from 18 to 70, must have access
to a car and be able to attend emergency calls from either their home
(or place of work) in our areas (see above),as
soon as they are received, in a similar way to which retained fire
fighters, RNLI crews or other volunteer emergency services operate.
Not a huge amount
of time is required as a volunteer, as normal life can go on while a
responder is on call.
A volunteer responder needs to be
extremely reliable and trust worthy, good under pressure, discrete,
able to remain calm in emergency situations, be caring when dealing
with patients and have a decent level of physical fitness.
While a responder is on call they can
continue with their normal day to day activities, but must be ready to
drop everything and attend a call should one arise while they are on
duty. There is a commitment to ongoing training and agreed on call
hours.
You need to also be checked by the UK
Government DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) for any Criminal
Record, (EEAST arrange that)
When you dial 999 and ask for an
ambulance the BT operator passes the call through to the East Of
England Ambulance Service Control Centre.
The ambulance operator will ask where the ambulance is required.
Once this information is given a
dispatcher will start to send an Ambulance or Responder, whilst the
operator continues to take details of the call.
The Ambulance services Computer Aided
Dispatch system will then look at where the call is to see if there is
a Community First Responder scheme in that area.
If there is an available scheme it
will then look at the clinical code to determine if the call is one
appropriate for a First Responder scheme to deal with.
If both of these criteria are met the
computer will activate the scheme's call system and the Responders
will go to the call.
The idea is that due to their locality the First Responders can get to
the patient more quickly than the Paramedic Car or Ambulance (that is
always sent) and make time critical interventions to maximise the
patient's chances of survival.
Time is of the Essence
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