Specialist Services
The NAS is also responsible for providing decontamination services in the event of a chemical, biological or nuclear incident. A special-purpose Incident Response Team (IRT) is available to deploy and operate the decontamination service. The Marine Ambulance Response Team (MART) was established primarily in response to concerns of the risk of mass casualty/mass patient incidents on board the many Irish Sea ferry services traveling between Ireland and Great Britain. This service is provided in conjunction with the Irish Coast Guard. In 2012, the National Ambulance Service began the selection process for the National Aeromedical Service in conjunction with the Irish Air Corps. The Eurocopter EC-135 will be piloted by air corps personnel and crewed with NAS paramedics and advanced paramedics. It will allow for rapid scene deployment to seriously ill and injured patients. The National Aeromedical Service is due to begin operation in summer 2012.
| HSE Ambulance Call Response Classifications | ||
| AS1/Code 1 | 999 emergency call - immediate response | |
| AS2/Code 2 | Call transferred from GP - urgent response | |
| AS3/Code 3 | Inter-hospital transfer of patients to specialist facilities | |
| PTS | Community transfer service for patients requiring scheduled in-hospital care | |
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