Physician 1 - Medical Response

[KD7DDC]

SLC Fire had a full arrest this evening with CPR in progress. A short time after initial arrival they called "Physician 1 arrived on scene" about an hour after they had transported they advised dispatch they were transporting the Doctor back to the scene to his car. I know in some large cities hospitals can actually dispatch a Doctor directly to a serious emergency call to begin treatment while on scene or en route to the hospital. Are they doing this at the U of U now? This was the first time I've heard this response.

 

[gldavis]

A new one on me. I haven't heard this before. We do have some EMS/medical folks watching this forum,,, maybe they can respond?
P.S. Nice catch.

 

[Medic10mda]

A new one on me. I haven't heard this before. We do have some EMS/medical folks watching this forum,,, maybe they can respond?
P.S. Nice catch.

We do this in Pittsburgh 24/7. There is always a "Doc in the Box" that is on call to respond to a variety of events throughout the city and sometimes to outlying areas, depending on the needs of the incident.

 

[KD7DDC]

A new one on me. I haven't heard this before. We do have some EMS/medical folks watching this forum,,, maybe they can respond?
P.S. Nice catch.

Yeah, I'm very curious to figure out of this is a new program running in SLC or if it was some one-off situation that I just happened to catch.

 

[bneilson]

Just heard "Physician 1" dispatched on a call to the Hyatt House. I heard Physician 1 call en route (I believe the RID was 41408 on 7202). Dispatch called later to confirm arrival and there was no response so they called another unit at the scene and they confirmed Physician 1 had arrived.

 

[bneilson]

Confirmed the RID is 41408 (Same on 7202 and AC33)

 

[KD7DDC]

Just heard "Physician 1" dispatched on a call to the Hyatt House. I heard Physician 1 call en route (I believe the RID was 41408 on 7202). Dispatch called later to confirm arrival and there was no response so they called another unit at the scene and they confirmed Physician 1 had arrived.

So it looks like this is a thing now.... So next we need to figure some stuff out that likely won't just come from the radio. What hospital? Shifts? What agencies do they support? Do they have a specific vehicle; lights & siren? Some new cool stuff to figure out in our area!

 

[gldavis]

I show RID 41408 having been used on TG 3840 and 1184, on the AC33 system. I show it having been used on the UCA 7202 system, different UPD and VECC talk groups.
I think one of my radios can lock onto an RID, I just need to figure out how to do it. Boy, I sure miss my old 10 channel xtal scanner. Life was so much simpler then.

 

[BoxAlarm187]

Something to consider is that this could also be the Operational Medical Director (OMD) for the agency. Many larger agencies will provide their OMD's with response vehicles and radios to respond to calls with their personnel.

 

[KD7DDC]

Something to consider is that this could also be the Operational Medical Director (OMD) for the agency. Many larger agencies will provide their OMD's with response vehicles and radios to respond to calls with their personnel.

None of the agencies here have that. It's definitely a doctor from one of the hospitals. Based on calls so far most likely U of U and responding only with SLC FD so far. I am going to do some asking today and try to get some more details.

 

[KD7DDC]

It's been well over a month but the answer is finally here:

Joint Media Advisory
When: Thursday, June 24, 2021 Time: 0900hrs (9:00am)
Where: Salt Lake City Public Safety Building (475 S. 300 E.)

Salt Lake City- The Salt Lake City Fire Department (SLC Fire) has the dedicated support of University of Utah Health Emergency Physicians (Medical Directors) in every part of our delivery of medical services and has for many years. That dedication is now expanding to the actual emergency scene.

Salt Lake City will broadening physician involvement on certain 911 calls by having physicians respond directly to the scene of the emergency. This will enhance the delivery of care to those in need. This new program will expand the reach of the medical directors through direct observance and assistance, incorporates new technology, builds a greater understanding of the situations and conditions found in the prehospital emergency setting, and allows for the better education of physicians during training.

The delivery of emergency medical care in Salt Lake City is professional and cutting edge, this will only improve on an already well-respected systerm. Continually improving and getting the resources to those in the greatest need is paramount to providing a positive impact to our community.

University of Utah Health and SLC Fire's Emergency Physicians and Public Information Officer (PIO) will be available to discuss this new initiative and answer questions during a joint media event on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 0900hrs (9:00am) at the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building (475 South 300 East). All media representatives are encouraged to attend

 

[littona]

That's a good thing. I know our air ambulance crews, while quite qualified on trauma care, always have a doc on call that they can consult with. Many times the doc is used to make the official call that they have done everything possible to help the patient to no avail. But on a lighter note, they're also used when they come upon something they're unsure about - to get a second opinion, which is great. The crew will typically call into dispatch and dispatch will patch them in with the doc on call.