Copper River EMS Reports On Number Of Calls They've Taken Since July 1st, 2024
Copper River EMS Has One Paid Medic On Duty At A Time Primarily Staffed By Volunteers CREMS ambulance loading onto a LifeMed Medevac. (Pho...

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Copper River EMS Has One Paid Medic On Duty At A Time Primarily Staffed By Volunteers

CREMS ambulance loading onto a LifeMed Medevac. (Photo, CREMS website)
Has Handled 77 Calls From July 1st To End Of September 29 Were "Medevacs"
CREMS ambulance loading onto a LifeMed Medevac. (Photo, CREMS website) |
CREMS News Report
OCTOBER, 2024
From July 1st to September 30th, CREMS volunteers donated well over 330 hours of their time responding to 911 EMS dispatches throughout the Copper River region
77 - total 911 EMS Dispatches, which includes:
31 - "non-transport" patient contacts
29 - medevacs
8 - transports to CRNA
7 - ground ambulance intercepts
1 - transport to CRMC
6 - canceled calls (no patient contact)
3 - deceased persons
6 - multi-patient incidents
The total number of dispatches averages nearly one call-out per day. In reality though, we often go several days or even a week with no dispatches and then have three or more in one day (or night).
Only about half of our 911 EMS dispatches end up with a patient transport. Some patients refuse transport against medical advice, some agree to find another ride to the hospital, some can wait to visit a local clinic the next day, and some calls are canceled before we get to the scene.
The other half of our 911 EMS calls are transported to a higher level of care. Most end up being medevaced from Gulkana Airport by LifeMed or Guardian to a hospital in Anchorage, Mat-Su or even Fairbanks.
For some patients that are less critical but still need medical care in route to a hospital, we are sometimes able to meet part-way with a ground ambulance service from Wasilla.
If a dispatch occurs during weekday business hours, we are often able to transport them to the local clinic of their choice. No matter what the disposition, providing 911 EMS service in the Copper River Basin requires a lot of time, funding, and community support. We only have one paid medic on-duty at a time and the rest of our responders are all volunteers.
We are thankful for our paid medics, our volunteers, and for all of the support we have received. With our community by our side, we’ve got this! If you’d like to learn more about CREMS, we have a website filled with great information!
Visit www.copperriverems.com!