Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Emergency Medicine resident physicians are getting ready to embark on the third year of a collaboration with Hall County Fire Services to enhance emergency response and patient care across the region.
Under this initiative, NGMC Emergency Medicine residents have engaged with Hall County Fire personnel in joint training exercises, simulations and real-world emergency responses.
Some examples of their training scenarios include 911 dispatch, helicopter EMS, tactical/SWAT, swift water rescue, mountain/austere rescue, wilderness survival and mass casualty incident simulated training. Additionally, resident physicians ride along with Hall County paramedics to learn about evaluation, treatment and transport of patients from the community to the hospital. The goal is to foster seamless communication and coordination between hospital-based physicians and first responders, ensuring that patients receive timely and effective care from the moment emergency services are dispatched.
For more information about the Emergency Medicine Residency program at NGMC and Hall County Fire Services, visit their respective websites at ngmcgme.org and hallcounty.org