Paramedics on stations

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Paramedics on stations

Post by freqwaves » Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:03 pm

Dedicated paramedics have been rolled out to busy Sydney train stations to help sick customers & keep trains moving.A team of paramedics will rotate through 14 busy stations in the morning & afternoon peak periods to respond to medical incidents.
Does anybody know if there is a dedicated GRN talkgroup for this?

Thanks, John.

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Re: Paramedics on stations

Post by cartman » Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:44 am

Not that i am aware of .... Mostly likely on the station ops general frequency for that station. Sick people on trains was identified as a major cause of delays, and frequently the sick person would be remain on the train until the ambulance paramedics arrived. Qualified paramedics are now provided by the railways to make a quick assessment, begin treatment and where possible move the patient to the platform to await further assistance.
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Re: Paramedics on stations

Post by pks » Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:04 am

Saw them this morning carrying Motorola GP328 or equivalent.

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Re: Paramedics on stationin s

Post by JAFO » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:17 am

Not 'Ambulance Service of NSW' Paramedics either,

These Paramedic's being supplied by Private Medical / Pre-Hospital Care Providers, such as the 'Safety Australia Group'.

http://www.safetyaustraliagroup.com.au/ ... fficiently

The Term Qualified Paramedic . . . well ATM that is a very loose Term as well, even I qualified to the equivalent of Cert 3 in Emergency Medical First Response can be called a Paramedic, as there is no Set Standard in Australia as yet to what Qualification a Paramedic must hold to use the title Paramedic.

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Re: Paramedics on stationin s

Post by news » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:14 pm

JAFO wrote:Not 'Ambulance Service of NSW' Paramedics either,

These Paramedic's being supplied by Private Medical / Pre-Hospital Care Providers, such as the 'Safety Australia Group'.

http://www.safetyaustraliagroup.com.au/ ... fficiently

The Term Qualified Paramedic . . . well ATM that is a very loose Term as well, even I qualified to the equivalent of Cert 3 in Emergency Medical First Response can be called a Paramedic, as there is no Set Standard in Australia as yet to what Qualification a Paramedic must hold to use the title Paramedic.

So interesting
If you think sydney is bad, come to WA.

I see "ambulances" daily from different private companies which are all fitted with blue and red flashing lights. Some are even ex legitimate St John Ambulances so until you get close you cannot tell the difference. FYI, St John Ambulance are the provider of ambulances unlike Sydney who have a state govt ambulance organisation.

There is also a very large amount of 'patient transport' vehicles. One of my retired neighbors "volunteers" as a driver 3 days per week and in return drives a VY S pack commodore for free.

All St John Ambulance in the metro areas are on the GOVT GRN system and are fully encrypted running AES-256!!!

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Re: Paramedics on stations

Post by cartman » Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:46 am

I came across the first aid officer at central in one of the food shops. He was using a 338 motorola with the marking: "FAO1". The first aid person has a yellow flourescent vest with "first aid officer" in green. According to the mx commuter newspaper there is a first aid paramedic and nurse at town hall, wynyard, central, redfern, parramatta, lidcombe, strathfield, sydenham, blacktown, bankstown, gosford, epping, chatswood, glenfield, wolli creek. Again the paramedic is there to assist sick people off trains - not to replace the ambulance service. Sick people remaining on trains during the peak hour for unnecessary medical reasons is the issue
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Re: Paramedics on stations

Post by matthewn1983 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:53 am

Would they be using Sydney Trains freqs being GP radios? Is there a dispatch channel with so many stations involved?

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Re: Paramedics on stations

Post by rustynswrail » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:00 am

matthewn1983 wrote:Would they be using Sydney Trains freqs being GP radios? Is there a dispatch channel with so many stations involved?
The 'paramedics' are using individual station channels. All stations have access to a number of simplex and on the bigger stations repeater channels for station operations. There is no central point for comms from stations. The Station Manager, Duty Manager or leading CSA is responsible for the station.

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Re: Paramedics on stations

Post by freqwaves » Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:03 pm

Ok,so they will be heard on the 410-412mhz simplex ranges allocated to these stations.

John.

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Re: Paramedics on stations

Post by news » Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:21 pm

Is it a Gp338 or an ATS2500 ?

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