Command and Control
Calls from the public to 999/112 are processed using the advanced medical priority dispatch system. Controllers ask the caller a series of structured questions and assign a determinant code to the call based on that information. This information is then passed on to the paramedics to determine a blue light or non-blue light response to the call. The current regional control centre system is being phased out to make way for the proposed new national control centre in Tallaght, Dublin. This proposed centre will be responsible for the deployment of ambulances at national level and will incorporate a national computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system as well as an integrated national terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) system in conjunction with An Garda Siochana. The rollout of this system will see all ambulances fitted with TETRA terminals and all paramedics issued with hand-portable TETRA radios. These systems will allow controllers to dispatch the closest available NAS ambulance to the scene.
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