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3.5 EMERGENCY SERVICE
AMBULANCE
All fulltime Firefighters are trained as 81,435 emergency medical
Paramedics and rotate continuously incidents responded to
between firefighting and EMS duties.
DFB’s fleet of 14 emergency ambulances 61,894 patients treated and
are each staffed by two paramedics transported to hospital
available to respond 24 hours a day, 365
days per year. 5,135 critical medical
incidents managed
In addition, there are 21 frontline fire
appliances with up to 120 paramedics 473 cardiac arrests managed, of which 244
available to respond on a daily basis. patients were transported to hospital
All fulltime Firefighters are trained to 136 and 229 patients had resuscitation
paramedic standard and are required 664 efforts ceased on scene as per protocol.
to maintain PHECC registration as Additionally DFB Paramedic crews
paramedic practitioners with 105 at attended 508 incidents where it was
Advanced Paramedic level. All retained inappropriate to commence resuscitation
firefighters are trained to Emergency as there was evidence of death recognised.
First Responder level. Tangible clinical
outcomes in 2024 illustrating the Fire STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction)
Based Emergency Medical Service patients, transported to a PPCI facility
include: within 90 minutes of having an ECG
FAST Positive Stroke patients transported
to a facility that performs stroke
thrombolysis
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