Mountain343
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Quick Questions: Are "Code" calls a medical response for an unresponsive patient not breathing/no pulse?
While monitoring A1/K1 I've heard a bunch of calls go out that sound like "Code" and have an Engine, Medic and a Battalion Chief. What seems weird to be is the inclusion of the Chief, as every department I've ever been a member of just handled these things as simply a single ALS unit (intervention/documentation/death determination) and the nearest BLS unit (quickest response time/manpower). Can someone explain what the Chief's role is? Or is Code .. well .. code for something else?
Thanks!
While monitoring A1/K1 I've heard a bunch of calls go out that sound like "Code" and have an Engine, Medic and a Battalion Chief. What seems weird to be is the inclusion of the Chief, as every department I've ever been a member of just handled these things as simply a single ALS unit (intervention/documentation/death determination) and the nearest BLS unit (quickest response time/manpower). Can someone explain what the Chief's role is? Or is Code .. well .. code for something else?
Thanks!