Harford County 911 Center Receives Distinguished Accreditation
The Harford County 911 Center has become the first in Maryland to achieve accreditation as an Emergency Medical Dispatch Center of Excellence by the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch. They are also only one of 120 centers nationwide to receive this honor.
Harford County 911 was awarded the distinctive honor because of the center’s 65 dispatchers’ comprehensive implementation of and compliance with the Medical Priority Dispatch System and the Associated 20 points of Excellence. The MPDS is the world’s most widely used 911-type pre-arrival instruction and dispatch life-support protocol system. With scripted telephone instructions for CPR, airway obstruction relief, hemorrhage control and child birth assistance, MPDS has been credited with helping save thousands of lives.
County Executive David Craig was on hand for a ceremony celebrating Harford County Public Safety Telecommunications Week at the 911 Center in Forest Hill on April 14th.
“It truly is an honor to achieve accreditation. It’s an indication that those who work in the 911 Center are dedicated and focused on providing the best service possible to the public,” Craig said. “Protocols developed by the National Academies are based on the recommendations of fire, emergency, medical and law enforcement professionals from around the world.”
For the full press release, visit the Harford County Goverment’s website.
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