[Durham INC] Durham 911 Center Receives EMD Re-Accreditation

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2011

 

 

 

Durham 911 Center Receives International Re-Accreditation 

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The Durham Emergency Communication Center has been
re-accredited for the third time as an Emergency Medical Dispatch Center
of Excellence, the highest distinction awarded by the National Academies
of Emergency Dispatch (NAED).

 

In 2005, the Durham Emergency Communication Center was the 99th center
in the world to receive this distinction for its comprehensive
implementation and compliance with the Medical Priority Dispatch System
(MPDS), the world's most widely-used 911-type pre-arrival instruction
and dispatch-life-support protocol system. With scripted telephone
instructions for CPR, airway obstruction relief, hemorrhage control, and
childbirth assistance, the MPDS has been credited with helping save
thousands of lives.  

 

Durham's achievement of earning this re-accreditation award was
voluntary and involved completing a detailed self-study and analysis.  

 

The NAED is the public-safety dispatch industry's leading certifying and
standard-setting organization with over 30,000 members in 20 different
countries. NAED is comprised of three allied academies with related
programs and standards for emergency medical, fire, and police dispatch.
To learn more, visit the NAED website at www.EmergencyDispatch.org.

 

For more information about the Durham Emergency Communications Center,
contact Director James Soukup at (919) 560-4191 or via e-mail at 
James.Soukup at DurhamNC.gov. 

 

About Durham Emergency Communications Center 

The Durham Emergency Communications Center is dedicated to promoting,
preserving, and protecting the safety and security of all residents and
visitors in Durham. The center provides 24-hour, seven-day-a-week 911
access to residents, visitors, and user agencies in and around Durham
County. Services include emergency and non-emergency requests as well as
dispatch for police, fire, EMS, and other City/County support agencies.
The Durham Emergency Communications Center has earned the
internationally recognized APCO Project 33 Certification from the
Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International,
Inc., Emergency Medical Dispatch Accreditation by the National Academy
of Emergency Medical Dispatch, and accreditation by the Commission for
Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies. The center was the first, and
currently, one of only three centers in the world to hold these three
accreditations simultaneously. To learn more, visit 
www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/911. 

 

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