Sept. 27, 2017
Dial T for Transfer with Ivan Whitaker
Lori Henricksen, director of the emergency telecommunications program for high schoolers at the Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas (Nevada), discusses the creation of her program and the challenges it presents,
Isabel talks with Ivan Whitaker, Medical Program Director for Priority Dispatch Corp. They discuss the need for protocols that deal specifically with inter-facility transfers, the importance of research-based evidence to justify an ambulance ride to insurance companies, and how the transfer protocol fits in with the Medical Priority Dispatch System. For Your Information: Accredited emergency communication centers (http://www.emergencydispatch.org/Accreditation) Want to get involved in a study? Have a question? Email us at dispatchindepth @ emergencydispatch (dot) org