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Comprehensive Assessment of Emergency Medical Services 14 <br /> DRAFT REPORT and 911/Communications Center Operations Study <br /> communications and following the efforts of those responder(s) enroute to the incident and throughout <br /> the on-site incident activities that follow. (More detailed discussion will be provided in Section II of this <br /> report,The 911/Communications Center). <br /> Mutual Aid As stated in the County's EMS System Plan; Orange County Emergency Medical Services is <br /> party to the North Carolina Statewide Emergency Management Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement. <br /> Reports& Reporting <br /> The record keeping system for EMS providers in North Carolina is "PreMIS", the Pre-Hospital Medical <br /> Information System. Under the North Carolina EMS Rules and Regulations, every EMS System is required <br /> to collect and submit (electronically) EMS data based on the North Carolina College of Emergency <br /> Physician's Standards for Medical Oversight and Data Collection.' <br /> PreMIS provides a method for each EMS provider in North Carolina to enter patient care data into a <br /> central database. Other components of PreMIS include: billing export capabilities, technician and <br /> provider tracking, and an extensive quality management toolkit.4 <br /> Orange County EMS personnel currently input Patient Care Reports (PCR's) into individually issued <br /> laptop computers. Data is transferred to PreMIS as soon as possible and no less than on a daily basis <br /> except during weekends after which data is transmitted the following Monday. <br /> EMS Facilities <br /> Currently the four (4) 24-hour Medic Units and four (4) 12-hour Medic Units and their assigned 2-person <br /> Paramedic Teams operate from five (5) designated staging locations within the County. Note that the <br /> term "staging locations" is used versus the more common "EMS Base" because in reality none of the <br /> staging "areas"; i.e. facilities available; were originally built or intended to accommodate EMS <br /> operations. Space has essentially been found, donated for use or assumed for use as the space became <br /> available. Furthermore, none of the current staging areas; i.e. facilities; can accommodate a Medic Unit <br /> in a temperature controlled, enclosed and securable environment. <br /> Figure 4 <br /> EMS Unit Staging Locations <br /> Unit Location <br /> Medic 1 Revere Rd. Hillsborough <br /> Medic 2 Roberson St. Carrboro <br /> Medic 3 Mason Farm Rd. Chapel Hill <br /> Medic4 Mt. Willing Rd. Efland <br /> Medic 5 [Phelps Rd.Location Pending] N. Orange Co. <br /> Medic 6 Eubanks Rd. Chapel Hill <br /> Medic 7 TBD Chapel Hill <br /> Medic 8 Roberson St. Carrboro <br /> 3 Pratt,Drexdal;"Required EMS Patient Care Reporting";NCOEMS Memorandum;2004 <br /> 4 North Carolina EMS Performance Improvement Center website;2007 <br /> Solutions for Local Government,Inc. 12 <br />