The St. Louis Fire Department's EMS Bureau is dedicated to delivering top-tier pre-hospital emergency care to the residents and visitors of St. Louis. Their EMS system operates with precision, integrating three key components to ensure swift response and quality medical attention. Dispatchers utilize the Medical Priority Dispatch System to screen calls objectively and provide essential pre-arrival instructions, enhancing emergency response effectiveness.
Furthermore, the inclusion of first response engine companies equipped with life support equipment and the dispatch of advanced life support ambulances with paramedics solidifies a comprehensive "Chain of Survival" for critical situations. This seamless coordination, initiated since the merger of EMS services in 1997, has elevated the department's reputation nationally, driven by advancements in medical technology, protocols, staff training, and quality improvement initiatives.
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