The first arriving ambulance will be designated the medical communications unit. The provider responsible for medical scene management will be the last provider to leave the scene. The communication unit will be the only ambulance to communicate with the Base Hospital or Alternate Base Hospital from the scene.
Clear text is the recommended language for all communications.
The Base Hospital or Alternate Base Hospital will coordinate by telephone with receiving hospitals, and in turn, coordinate with the medical communications unit for patient destinations. The medical communications unit will advise the Base Hospital or Alternate Base Hospital of the number and triage category of patients with other essential information such that patients can be routed to the facility or facilities which can provide the most appropriate care. Detailed reports should be avoided. Care should also be taken, as conditions permit, to not send more than one critical patient at a time to any one facility. Transporting ambulances should maintain radio silence with the receiving hospital, unless the patient deteriorates, necessitating an update to the hospital.