Monday, 6 April 2009

When you call for emergency service

Imagine a scenario, while you walking on the street, you encounter an accident, involving multiple vehicles, and the scene is bloody. And you call the 999 service in M'sia, what is the 1st thing you gonna say? What happen? How many people involved? Dr. Chew has posted a useful mnemonics in his blog. When you call next time, just remember use the mnemonic ETHANE.
What' does ETHANE stand for?

E = Exact Location - The precise location of the incident

T = Type - The nature of the incident (trauma, non-trauma, heart atack, motor-vehicle accident), including how many vehicles, buildings etc. are involved

H = Hazards - Both present and potential (e.g., explosion, spillage of combustible materials, highly volatile hydrocarbons, chemicals, etc)

A = Access - Best route for emergency services to access the site, or obstructions and bottlenecks to avoid

N = Numbers - Numbers of Casualties, Dead and Uninjured on scene

E = Existing Emergency Services - Which services are already on scene, and which others are required - s0 as not to duplicate services, and for better utilization of services in other concurrently emergency happenings.

Remember this mnemonic and make a proper call to the ambulance service in case you need to in the future. You will never know that by providing accurate and necessary information, you might save a life/lives !By the way, don't make prank calls!

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