The Journal of Emergency Dispatch

Today's article by Sherri Stigler should help you brainstorm your resolutions for 2021. What are some of your goals for the upcoming year?

https://iaedjournal.org/bubbly-uncorked-confetti-tossed-kisses-exchanged/

For today's , we're celebrating a little bit early with some fun dispatch twists on old Christmas classics written by Tom Nedzbala. Merry Christmas!

https://iaedjournal.org/twas-night-christmas-dispatch-center/

https://iaedjournal.org/housetop-police-edition/

Holiday meals--whether you're holding them in person or virtually--mean the potential for someone choking on fruitcake or sufganiyot, so use this week's to brush up on your knowledge of Protocol 11: Choking. Keep those airways clear and have a great holiday season!

https://iaedjournal.org/make-right-call/

Su***de calls across the nation are spiking: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/su***de-related-911-calls-spiking-in-nh-amid-pandemic-emergency-responders-say/223238

For this , refresh your knowledge about how to handle su***de calls using the Police Priority Dispatch System so you can be prepared. https://iaedjournal.org/fearing-the-worst/

Su***de-Related 911 Calls Spiking in NH Amid Pandemic, Emergency Responders Say Emergency responders in New Hampshire say su***de-related 911 calls are spiking amid the coronavirus pandemic and it’s getting even worse as we head into the stressful holiday season. “The calls are coming in and they’re coming in at a rate that we’ve not seen before,” said Mark Doyle who ...

This week's is a throwback to an article written in 2012 about dispatcher and ballroom dancer Christian Millette who was on "So You Think You Can Dance Canada." Millette dispatched for Groupe Alerte Santé in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, for 10 years before making it onto the TV show and has been on Canada's Dancing with the Stars (Danse avec les stars) ever since.
https://iaedjournal.org/dance-off/

Days of Giving

The annual "Turkeys From 911" program, sponsored by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Boone County Search and Rescue (Iowa, USA), gets bigger and better every year.

And that’s because the drive comes from the heart.

“Our community is very important to us, right? Isn’t that why we got into the world of public safety and emergency services?” said Emilie A. S. McCoy, Lead Dispatcher and Terminal Agency Coordinator, Boone County Sheriff’s Office. “Our jobs, at their core, are to serve and protect our community. This is really just another way for us to make an impact on, to serve and to protect our community.

(read the story at https://iaedjournal.org/community-first/)

Giving is natural to emergency dispatchers and calltakers, and the giving keeps on going past the life-saving assistance and reassurance provided to the 911 caller.

During this holiday season, the Journal of Emergency Dispatch is highlighting the giving emergency communications extends beyond the phone call or text message. We start with the annual Turkeys from 911 developed by Emilie A.S. McCoy, Lead Dispatcher and Terminal Agency Coordinator, Boone County Sheriff's Office.

We welcome and encourage contributions to the "Days of Giving." Send your stories to [email protected]. Or, if you prefer, send us contact information and we'll write the story for you.

With temperatures dropping in the Northern Hemisphere, brush up on your knowledge of the Sinking Vehicle Protocol in the event that someone calls to let you know they've driven into a freezing body of water. Today's gives you the background on the protocol's creation as well as some tips from Professor Popsicle himself, Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht.
https://iaedjournal.org/get-out-fast/

Today's revisits an FAQ answered by Brett Patterson about what to do if CPR ventilations are unsuccessful. Does anyone know off the top of their head what to do in that instance? https://iaedjournal.org/ventilations-unsuccessful/

Today's post takes us back to a time before private ambulance services and three-digit emergency numbers, when ill and injured people were often taken to the hospital in hearses. Read about Todd Van Beck's experiences as a mortician slash paramedic, including one particular event that gave everyone involved a scare.
https://iaedjournal.org/the-real-bernie/

The article for today's highlights the effects of shift work on emergency dispatchers, specifically whether or not the MPDS alleviates factors that can lead to mistakes during the times when brains and bodies aren't at their best.

Leave a 👍 if you're an early bird or a ❤️ if you're a night owl!

https://iaedjournal.org/morning-dove-night-owl/

In this week's , Lean In columnist Sheri Stigler urges dispatch centers to "make hay while the sun shines," i.e., invest in knowledge and personnel before the need to use them arises.

How are you making hay today? Let us know in the comments!

https://iaedjournal.org/making-hay-sun-shines/

In an online exclusive, read about how Snohomish County 911 has been handling the COVID-19 pandemic since being the first dispatch center in the country to deal with a coronavirus case. https://iaedjournal.org/we-train-for-this/