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Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How 911 calls actually work, according to a former emergency dispatcher

US 911 call centers are critically understaffed and underfunded, causing dispatcher burnout and forcing call prioritization that can endanger callers.
US news
fromTODAY.com
3 months ago

Woman Gives Birth at Wildlife Aquarium in Missouri

A Mercy EMS dispatcher guided a bystander by phone to deliver a baby in an aquarium restroom, with the infant born within minutes.
UK politics
fromianVisits
4 months ago

Deliveroo delayed? Don't call 999, Met pleads after surge in trivial calls

Many 999 calls to the Met are non-emergencies; only 15% need immediate dispatch, and misuse and accidental dials strain emergency resources.
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
5 months ago

Berkeley's 911 call center struggles to hire enough dispatchers

Berkeley's 911 dispatch center fell to about one-third staffing, prompting roughly $1 million annually in overtime and ongoing staffing and recruitment crises.
fromTODAY.com
5 months ago

Listen to Emergency Call with 7-Year-Old Who Saved Her Mom's Life

When Rhian Haselip woke up feeling under the weather, she didn't think much of it. As a mother of two young children, fatigue and sniffles are part of everyday life. But as the hours passed, her mild discomfort gave way to intense nausea. Haselip remembers leaving her 7-year-old daughter, Jessica, and 3-year-old son, Brody, in front of the television while she ran upstairs to vomit.
UK news
Public health
fromFortune
5 months ago

Why Is America's 911 system still running on decades-old infrastructure? | Fortune

U.S. 911 centers face about a 25% average vacancy rate, overburdening dispatchers, lengthening response times, and creating a broader public safety crisis.
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