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When to Call 9-1-1

9-1-1 provides priority access to emergency services and should only be used when immediate response is required … Non-emergency alternatives to 9-1-1 including 8-1-1 …

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What happens when you call 9-1-1 for an ambulance

any of the symptoms on the recording, call 9-1-1 again to inform the 9-1-1 operator … an ambulance operator, please hang up and call 9-1-1 again and inform the 9-1-1 operator …

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New response units innovate to better serve patients

9-1-1 callers with ‘low acuity’ issues that are not urgent or life-threatening – like an … Supporting faster responses for all 9-1-1 callers …

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Responding to an Overdose

information (unless required for scene response) Where narcotics were purchased … provides legal exemptions to those who call 9-1-1 to seek help for someone experiencing a …

www.bcehs.ca/health-info/public-health/responding-to-an-overdose

First Responders

When a patient calls 9-1-1 for an ambulance, paramedics are dispatched based on the … Infographic: The Clinical Response Model (CRM) and how we work with first responder …

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Patient Transfers

Emergency response vehicles are used for transfers, so transfers are triaged along with 9-1-1 emergency responses

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Stop the Bleed® turns bystanders into lifesavers

May 25 is Stop the Bleed® Day … Learning how to stop someone from bleeding out can save a life … American College of Surgeons in 2015 in response to the active shooter disaster at Sandy …

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Harm Reduction Services

to services such as housing agencies advocacy and outreach overdose response research … Learn more about the overdose response by visiting the Unregulated Drug Poisoning …

www.bccdc.ca/our-services/programs/harm-reduction

Contact Us

Clinic and health info for the public … Fax: 604-707-2401 Communicable Disease & Rapid Response Team: Fax 604-707-2516 Email … No need to return to your … In an emergency, call 9-1-1

www.bccdc.ca/contact

People Who Are Unsheltered

Call 9-1-1, or ask someone to call for you … Activating emergency response centres … Program Framework for Emergency Response Centres (PDF) provides information from the …

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