P UBLIC S AFETY A NSWERING P OINT R EADINESS FOR W IRELESS E-911 IN N EW Y ORK S TATE

Autor:	Bob Bailey, Jay M Scott, Lawrence H. Brown
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Service (systems architecture) business.industry Public health Emergency Nursing USable Discount points Software Emergency Medicine medicine Emergency medical services Wireless Descriptive research Telecommunications business
Zdroj:	Prehospital Emergency Care. 7:199-203
ISSN:	1545-0066 1090-3127
Popis:	Objective. To determine the level of wireless enhanced 911 readiness among New York's primary public safety answering points. Methods. This descriptive study utilized a simple, single-page survey that was distributed in August 2001, with telephone follow-up concluding in January 2002. Surveys were distributed to directors of the primary public safety answering points in each of New York's 62 counties. Information was requested regarding current readiness for providing wireless enhanced 911 service, hardware and software needs for implementing the service, and the estimated costs for obtaining the necessary hardware and software. Results. Two directors did not respond and could not be contacted by telephone; three declined participation; one did not operate an answering point; and seven provided incomplete responses, resulting in usable data from 49 (79%) of the state's public safety answering points. Only 27% of the responding public safety answering points were currently wireless enhanced 911 ready. Spec...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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