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Emergency medical dispatcher facts for kids

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An emergency medical dispatcher is a person who answers telephone calls to the emergency medical services and sends out the ambulances. For each call they much decide if an ambulance is needed and which one should be sent. They also help the caller with their problems until the ambulance arrives.

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    9-1-1 emergency dispatch center

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    Computer-aided dispatch

  • An emergency dispatch center in Finland

    Emergency dispatch center in Finland

  • Rettungsleitstelle

    EMD in Austria

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