Code 5

Question 1

Decision to Notify may depend on information that crew members obtain at the scene

Answer 1

Always notify the police if the crew asks you to do so

*Find out why the police are needed, so that they can set a priority and will know what to expect when they arrive

Question 2

Always notify the police dispatcher if the patient may be dangerous to the crew or others, or if there is physical violence

Answer 2

For example if there has been an assault, ascertain whether the assailant is still at the scene. If there is any doubt about the assailant’s whereabouts, the ambulance crew should wait until the police arrive and the scene is safe

Question 3

Notify the police if the patient represents a danger to himself or herself

Answer 3

the police will either persuade the patient to go with the crew or “arrest” the patient under the Mental Health Act and accompany the patient and crew to hospital

Question 4

Notify the police dispatcher of all sudden deaths and DOAs, and if there are any unknown, suspicious or criminal circumstances

Answer 4

If the crew transport a patient who, while in transit, is pronounced dead on arrival, ask the police to meet the crew or physician at the hospital.
Specify exactly where the death occurred, so that the police dispatcher can send a unit from that area.
*Always notify the police if death is imminent, as in cases of serious trauma, industrial accidents, and so on

Question 5

Notify police of all MVAs

Answer 5

DUH.

Question 6

Notify police of any potential disasters, whether or not they have been confirmed

Answer 6

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Question 7

Notify the police of all unscheduled helicopter landings or landings in unusual places, such as parks

Answer 7

The police must be given an estimated time of arrival so that they can secure the scene before the aircraft arrives

Question 8

Notify the police of all major industrial accidents

Answer 8

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Question 9

Notify the polic of all over doses

Answer 9

Based on officer availability and local police dept policies, they may choose not to attend for all overdoses.
Find out whether they will be attending from the police dispatcher.
*Remember, regardless of their local police policy, the police are notified of all overdoses