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Podcast: Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
Episode: Emergency dispatch with Jerry Overton
Description: In this session we will examine the importance and art of dispatch with Jerry Overton. Jerry Overton serves as the President of the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, the organisation charged with setting standards, establishing curriculum, and conducting research for public safety dispatch worldwide.
Established in 1988, the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) is the international standard setting and certification body for emergency dispatch. Currently, its protocols are in use in over 2800 dispatch centres in 38 countries. As the President of the IAED, Jerry leads the Academy, which allows advanced call taking, clinical assessment, and patient management by...