Emergency Medical Response is a pre-ambulance service that provides FREE Medical Care to calls for help from Bealiba, Dunolly and surrounding areas.
About EMR
Emergency Medical Response is a pre-ambulance service that provides FREE Medical Care to calls for help from community members in areas surrounding Bealiba, Dunolly, Moliagul, Tarnagulla, Emu, Archdale and Natte Yallock.
In a life threatening or time critical Medical Emergency please call: 000 or 112 from your mobile for an Ambulance. Then call: 0438 580 426 as soon as possible for FREE Pre-ambulance Emergency Care from your local EMT-I / BLS Medic (if available) while waiting for your Ambulance to arrive.
Emergency Medical Response is ready to respond to any type of local incident and provide the Emergency Medical Care needed until our handover to Rural Ambulance Victoria for transport to Hospital.
Ambulance Victoria provides pre-hospital care for patients experiencing medical emergencies and is also the only organisation in Victoria permitted to provide Emergency Medical Transport to Hospital by road and air.
As a local rural organisation ourselves, we know how hard it is for rural event organisers to find all the money needed to run events and we are more than happy to provide First Aid Coverage and Stand-by Emergency Medical Response Services coverage at Market Days or Street Festivals from as little as $181.50 inc. GST / day (subject to availability). We are also available ON-CALL for any Emergencies within the Shire.
We carry $2 million Professional Indemnity / Medical Malpractice and $10 million Public and Products Liability insurance coverage. Our crew of volunteer responders work under the direction and guidance of our in-house Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-I Intermediate / BLS Medic) and have valid First Aid qualifications. All volunteers are covered by our own Voluntary Workers Personal Accident Cover. A volunteer reimbursement policy is also in place to ensure that our Volunteers do not incur "out of pocket" expenses in their volunteering role.
While we operate as a business in order to maintain our vehicles and medical supplies, we still need help from the community to continue the training of new volunteers and the re-accreditation of our existing volunteers.
Why EMR?
It simply comes down to the location of Dunolly, Dunluce, Mount Hooghly, Archdale Junction, Archdale, Dalyenong, Bealiba, Emu, Cochranes Creek, Goldsborough, Inkerman, Painswick, Moliagul, Murphys Creek, Tarnagulla and Waanyarra and surrounding areas have in relation to the current Ambulance Stations. These areas are all located in a dead zone between all the current major Ambulance Stations.
Data recently released by the Heart Foundation shows the CENTRAL Goldfields Shire had the highest rate of heart attack in the state from 2007-08 to 2011-12, with an average of 17 heart attacks per 10,000 persons.
In a life threatening or time critical Medical Emergency please call: 000 or 112 from your mobile for an Ambulance. Then call: 0438 580 426 as soon as possible for FREE Pre-ambulance Emergency Care from your local EMT-I / BLS Medic (if available) while waiting for your Ambulance to arrive.
It is simply impossible due to the distance for a Priority 0 Ambulance to get to Bealiba within 20 minutes from any of the current Ambulance Stations in Maryborough, Avoca, St Arnaud, Inglewood, Castlemaine or Bendigo. A call to ESTA on 000 normally takes about 4 minutes to complete and a page to be sent out to the responding unit. EMRs response time within Bealiba is as low as 4 minutes.
In February 2013, it took nearly 40 minutes for three AV Ambulances and the HEMS3 (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) to arrive after EMR at a car versus a tree single @+70km/hour vehicle car accident in Bealiba with three occupants with one having serious difficulty in breathing in the back seat due to fractures of their right seventh and eighth ribs, a partially deflated lung and a Lacerated Liver (with internal bleeding).
Tom Aczel - EMT-I (Intermediate) / BLS Medic
My family and I have lived in Bealiba for over five years now since moving from Melbourne. One of the things we used to take for granted was Emergency Medical Treatment. While in Melbourne we could call 000 for an Ambulance and have it arrive in as little as 10 minutes, this sadly wasn’t the case for us in Dunolly on the 16th of December, 2010 where I had to perform CPR for 35 minutes while waiting for an Ambulance to arrive from nearby Maryborough at the scene of a Bendigo woman that was struck by an oncoming car in front of us. Unfortunately, when the Rural Ambulance Victoria Paramedic crew arrived there was nothing that we could do to save the woman and she was pronounced at the scene.
I don’t want to imagine what the possible outcomes would be for this sort of delay for Bealiba residents requiring emergency medical help in the event of an MVA, Amputation, Smoke Inhalation, Heart Attack, Stroke or Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
In other Victorian Rural locations there are 28 local CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) that are dispatched along with an Ambulance Victoria RAV Paramedic crew to remote emergencies.
I’ve approached Ambulance Victoria back in 2010 in an attempt to setup a CERT system in the Bealiba and Dunolly Area and I’ve been advised that there’s no funding to do so. With ongoing community backing, support and education, we can implement our own local system where residents in Bealiba, Dunolly, Moliagul, Tarnagulla, Emu, Archdale and Natte Yallock and surrounding areas can first call 000, or 112 from a mobile, for an Ambulance and then call EMR on 0438 580 426 for Emergency Medical Care (if available) while waiting for Rural Ambulance Victoria to arrive.
I hold a Certificate II in Emergency Medical Service First Response, Certificate IV in Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate IV in Emergency Medical Response and a Certificate IV in Health Care (Ambulance). I've fulfilled the requirements for the following courses and modules with St John Ambulance as well as Parasol EMT and First Response Australia:-
15/06/2011 HLT21107 Certificate II in Emergency Medical Service First Response
HLTFA402B Apply Advanced First Aid
BSBMED201A Use Basic Medical terminology
HLTCSD305B Assist with client movement
BSBCMN204A Work effectively with others
HLTAMBFC301B Communicate with clients and colleagues to support health care
25/11/2011 69834 Certificate IV in Emergency Medical Technician
HLTAMBAE501C Implement safe access and egress in an emergency
HLTAMBAS501B Conduct clinical assessment
HLTAMBT301B Transport non-emergency clients under operational conditions
HLTAMBT402C Transport emergency clients
HLTAP401B Confirm physical health status
PAS001A Deliver out of hospital casualty care
PAR002A Safely remove casualties
PAR003A Safe extrication of a casualty in potential life threatening situations
PAR004A Safe handling of medical gas
PAR006A Plan emergency response
PAR007A Administer intravenous cannulation
PAR008A Undertake rescue operations
PAR100A Administer analgesic gas
15/08/2013 30714QLD Certificate IV in Emergency Medical Response
WEC01A Assess the situation and provide basic care to manage life-threatening emergencies
WEC04A Prioritise emergency action and manage road accidents
WEC05A Identify and manage bleeding, wounds and eye injuries
WEC06A Identify, manage and prevent burns and exposure to extremes of temperature
WEC07A Identify, and manage bone, joint, chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
WEC08A Identify, manage and prevent bites, stings and poisoning
WEC09A Administer emergency care to identify and manage acute illness
EMT01A Orientation to emergency medical care
EMT02A Apply health assessment practice within the emergency medical services system
EMT03A Assess and administer emergency medical care to casualties
EMT04A Move and lift casualties
EMT05A Manage and maintain an airway and provide oxygen resuscitation and therapy
EMT06A Undertake initial assessment and comprehensive examination of a casualty and document results
EMT07A Assist with the self administration of medications
EMT08A Manage respiratory, cardiovascular, diabetic, altered mental state and allergic emergencies
EMT09A Identify and manage poisoning and overdose emergencies
EMT10A Prevent, identify and manage environmental emergencies
EMT11A Recognise and manage bleeding, shock and soft tissue injuries
EMT12A Recognise and manage musculoskeletal, head and spinal injuries
EMT13A Undertake advanced airway management
EMT16A Undertake intravenous fluid therapy under medical direction
EMT18A Manage multiple casualty incidents using triage
WEC02A Select and operate specialist emergency care equipment (Intraosseous Vascular Access)
EMT15A Undertake wound closure and wound management under medical direction
Certificate IV in Health Care (Ambulance) National Code: HLT41012
This qualification focuses on work in the ambulance industry done by volunteers or workers who provide a basic emergency response and transport roles in areas where there is a relatively low workload.
Occupational titles may include Volunteer Ambulance Officer, Ambulance Community Officer (ACO), Ambulance Transport Attendant (ATA), Honorary Ambulance Officer, Casual Ambulance Officer, Emergency Patient Transport Officer or Industrial Medic.
05/09/2013 HLT41012 Certificate IV in Health Care (Ambulance)
BSBFLM303C - Contribute to effective workplace relationships
HLTHIR402D - Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry
HLTHIR301C - Communicate and work effectively in health
HLTAMBFC301D - Communicate with clients and colleagues to support health care
HLTWHS300A - Contribute to WHS processes
HLTIN301C - Comply with infection control policies and procedures
HLTAP401B - Confirm physical health status
HLTAMBPD401C - Manage personal stressors in the work environment
HLTAMBCR401C - Deliver basic clinical care
HLTAMBAE403D - Follow procedures for routine safe removal of a client
HLTAMBSC401B - Manage routine scene and promote public safety
HLTAMBT301B - Transport non-emergency clients under operational conditions
HLTAMBT402C - Transport emergency clients
BSBMED301B - Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
PUAEME001B - Provide emergency care
PUAEME002C - Manage injuries at an emergency incident
HLTAMBAE501D - Implement safe access and egress in an emergency
HLTAMBSC503B - Contribute to managing the scene of an emergency
HLTHIR403C - Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and coworkers
Other Competencies
Date Code CFA Competency
16/11/2009 Q0002A CFA WILDFIRE FIREFIGHTER
01/03/2010 Q0003A CFA WILDFIRE-LOW STRUCTURE FIREFIGHTER
14/09/2010 Q0004A CFA WILDFIRE STRUCTURE FIREFIGHTER
Date Code VICSES Competency
10/08/2011 VICSES09001 GENERAL RESCUE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
16/10/2011 IA08MTO MANAGING TRAFFIC AT OPERATIONS
10/11/2011 PUASAR001 B PARTICIPATE IN A RESCUE OPERATION
10/11/2011 PUATEA001 B WORK IN A TEAM
10/11/2011 PUAOPE002 B OPERATE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT
10/11/2011 PUACOM001 C COMMUNICATE IN THE WORKPLACE
15/04/2012 22022VIC COURSE IN THE AUSTRALASIAN INTER-SERVICE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AIIMS)
27/05/2012 PUAOPE012 CONTROL A LEVEL 1 INCIDENT
27/05/2012 PUAOPE015 A CONDUCT BRIEFINGS / DEBRIEFINGS
25/11/2012 VICSES13001 LIAISE WITH MEDIA AT LOCAL LEVEL
AREMT
My professional EMT-I (Intermediate) qualifications are also recognized within the Australia, Oceania, South East Asia, China and UK Regions with the Australasian Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (AREMT) which are comparable to the United States of America NREMT system.
The Australasian Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians mission statement is to provide an internationally recognized Australian Registry of certified EMTs underpinned by current relevant Australian and international EMT qualifications and guidelines. The recognition of Industrial, private and Ambulatory EMTs.
AREMT is to be an independent, non governmental and free standing organization established to further the recognition, status and continuing education of EMTs in Australia and overseas.
AREMT aims to provide registered EMTs the ability to have their skills recognized in Australia and internationally with other overseas countries whose EMT organizations are affiliated with AREMT and have reciprocation with AREMT.
Paramedics Australasia
I have also fullfilled the criteria to be admitted as Associate of Paramedics Australasia. Paramedics Australasia (PA) is the national professional association representing practitioners who provide paramedic services to the community. Paramedic practitioners are best known for their involvement in the delivery of out of hospital emergency medical care through their work with various Ambulance Service organisations throughout Australia. However, paramedics work in many environments including community, industrial, military and university settings as well as on humanitarian and relief operations
Tom Aczel AMPA is qualified as an Associate of Paramedics Australasia under the Basic Life Support Medic (BLS Medic) Technical Stream.
Other Vocational Titles
Ambulance Officer, Paramedic 1, Ambulance Volunteer, Ambulance Community Officer, Emergency Medical Technician (BLS)
Definition
A basic life support medic (BLSM) is an individual who has undertaken accredited training in emergency patient care to provide rapid access to clinical assessment, treatment and care in the out-of-hospital environment (particularly in rural and remote areas).
Education
Australia: Certificate IV in Health Care (Ambulance)
New Zealand: National Diploma in Ambulance Practice (level 5)
Operation
BLS Medics respond to, assess and manage patients in an emergency situation and facilitate either the attendance of a higher level of clinical response or transport the patient to a health facility for ongoing care.
The BLS Medic may also facilitate the transfer of patients between health facilities or a residence for which the patient is clinically suitable and there are no other suitable resources available to achieve this.The BLS Medic is required to operate without direct supervision and perform a defined range of routine and non-routine clinical management strategies in the emergency patient intervention setting.
A BLSM is usually engaged by a statutory ambulance service, private paramedic service or a defence force and may operate in a variety of rural and remote, community, industrial, resource sector, defence or event/public gathering settings including disaster response. Many of the volunteers operating in the Australian & New Zealand Paramedicine context are expected to achieve relevant competency and operate at this clinical level.
Typically these individuals are deployed as part of a two person crew and operate from an ambulance vehicle that is equipped with a stretcher and a range of clinical equipment.
The BLS Medic takes some responsibility for the work of others and the mentoring and support of student BLS Medics.
Scope of Practice
Australian Resuscitation Council – Basic Life Support including use of Laryngeal Mask Airway
New Zealand Basic Life Support as defined by Ambulance Service Sector Standard 8156 & New Zealand National Clinical Guidelines
Use of Infection Control practices relevant to clinical environment
Attendance at and initial management of the full range of emergency callouts
Use of ECG monitor and pulse oximetry
Use of an automated external defibrillator
Emergency Management of Cardiac Arrest
Administration of a limited range of medications according to protocol to assist with the management of asthma, anaphylaxis, burns, narcotic overdose, chest pain, ACPO, hypoglycaemia, pain control & seizures
Mental Health Crisis Intervention
Management of patients across the lifespan including emergency childbirth (uncomplicated)
Ongoing Management of Intravenous Infusions
Spinal Stabilisation
Use of stretchers and patient movement devices
Emergency triage
Emergency driving
If we've helped someone you know, or if you simply would like to support our FREE Community Pre-ambulance Emergency Medical Care Service, please click on the Donate button below and show your support! Donations are used to keep our Community Response vehicles stocked.
Base Location:
Emergency Medical Response
44 Reeces Road
Bealiba VIC 3475
Hours:
24/7 365 Days a year
NOTE: Emergency Medical Response is currently NOT a patient transport (NEPT) provider. We confine our transportation to the event area from Incident to Medical Centre or the Public Road Entrance on site.
While we operate as a business in order to maintain our vehicles and medical supplies, we still need help from the community to continue the training of new volunteers and the re-accreditation of our existing volunteers.
If we've helped someone you know, or if you simply would like to support our FREE Community Pre-ambulance Emergency Medical Care Service, please visit our website:
www.EmergencyMedicalResponse.com.au
and click on the Donate button and show your support! Donations are used to keep our Community Response vehicles stocked.
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- Community organization