Emergency Services
Dial: 911

Your Emergency call will be answered with this Question:

"Which Service Do You Require !"

* Ambulance.
* Fire Brigade.
* Police.
* Mountain & Cave Rescue.
* Marine Rescue.

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When the Emergency Service you require answers,

* State: Your telephone number, the emergency control staff may need to call you back. ( You could get cut off )
* State: The Address or Location were help is needed.
* State: The nature of the Incident.
* State: The number of people involved and If any are trapped.
* State: Any known hazards, i.e.. Fire, Chemicals, Gas Leaks, Oil Spills, Overhanging Electric Cables, Mud & Rock Slides. .
* Do: Give any directions and landmarks you know of, this will help speed up the response time to the incident.
* Do: If you can, send someone to meet and guide the Ambulance back to your home.
* Do: If the incident is in your home and it's dark, switch on all your "House Lights" or use your "Auto Hazard Warning Lights" outside your premises or near the incident.
* Do: Lock or tie up any dogs and cats you have on the premises.
* Do: Update the Emergency Services if conditions deteriorate at the scene.
* Do: Inform the Emergency Services if you no longer require them.

"Don't Hang-Up Until You Are Told To"

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Forward planing:
Make sure your house number or house name are clearly visible from the road. Take some time to map and write out precise directions to your property, stick the directions to the cover of your phone book, notice board or phone pad and don't forget to tell the rest of your family what you have done and why it was done. Remember the last time you had to give directions over the phone to John Doe the TV repair man, well try giving directions in an emergency when you're under pressure, shocked, or injured. So you see it makes sense to plan ahead.

Remember !
The Emergency Services are there to help you.
So don't fool around making "Bogus Calls".

  "The time you waste, maybe the time you need to survive. Think about it......."


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These files may be accessed through the web at http://firstaid.ie.eu.org/

I would like to thank the IEASR for allowing me to convert their pages over to the Pilot.

Mary Jo Sminkey
maryjo@dogpatch.org
http://www.dogpatch.org

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DISCLAIMER:
Information in these files is presented in order to impart  general information relating to first aid of various injuries and conditions. Such information is not  complete and should not be used as a substitute for a consultation or visit with your physician or other health care provider, or as a substiture for actual training in first aid and/or CPR. While all reasonable care has been taken in compiling this information, Mary Jo Sminkey and Irish Emergency Ambulance Services Resource (IEASR) make no warranty as to the information's completeness, reliability or accuracy. Access to and use of the information contained herein is entirely at the risk of the user, Mary Jo Sminkey and IEASR shall not be liable, directly or indirectly to the user or any third party for any damage resulting from the use of the information contained or implied in the Pilot First Aid files.