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POLICE
Douglas - 631212
Castletown - 822222
Ramsey -
812234
Peel - 842208
HOSPITALS
Douglas - 642642
Ramsey - 811811
D.O.T
01624 686766
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| Isle of Man Ambulance Paramedic Service |
Once again the Isle of Man TT races are here. The
resident population of the Island swells dramatically for the TT event causing
a significant increase in emergency calls to the ambulance service. Last year
we dealt with a considerable amount of emergency calls and 70% of the total
calls received during the TT period were directly related to the TT event. With
such a huge influx of visitors and machines to the Island for the TT, we are
bound to encounter a few problems on the road.
To ensure that we have
adequate resources to deal with this influx of temporary residents, our
planning for the event begins months before the actual event. Once again this
year we will have the advantage of paramedics on motorcycles, which we will use
as first response to incidents needing paramedic skills and evaluation. We set
up a fund raising initiative last year to enable the Isle of Man Ambulance
Service to have two motorcycles all year round and we have to say that thanks
to the generosity of the public we have almost reached our initial
target.
s always our team of paramedics, ambulance technicians, carers
and control staff want to provide the public with the same excellent service we
have provided in previous years. When dealing with incidents we aim to ensure
that the correct level of response is sent to each, because of this it is
essential that we acquire accurate information from the callers where
possible.
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| To help us to help you, we ask callers
to give us the following information
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Exact Location of Incident ?
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What is involved in the Incident ? (i.e a car, pedestrian
etc).
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Approximately how many casualties are involved ?
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If a road traffic accident, is anyone trapped in the vehicle ?
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Are the casualties conscious ?
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We realise that
the above information will not always be available due to the caller being some
distance from the incident and caualties, but if it is possible, it will help
you. As a closing note, please drive safely, wear the appropriate clothing and
we hope that you don't have to call on us, and on behalf of the officers and
the staff of the Isle of Man Ambulance Service, have a great TT.
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