Action Ambulance
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Action Ambulance Service, Inc., based in Wilmington, Massachusetts
, provides ambulance
services for emergencies and patient transfers. They provide emergency and non-emergency pre-hospital medical care and transportation to ill or injured individuals. Action is currently contracted to serve as the emergency medical services provider for various communities north of Boston through 2008. Action was recently awarded the silver award from Mass Excellence and is now 1 of only 2 ambulance companies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be CAAS accredited.
Action Ambulance equips their ambulances with GPS technology to locate the closest, most appropriate ambulance to respond to an emergency. The GPS is also used to assist Action's regular collaborations with Boston MedFlight
.
in January 2005 to express the need for an EMT training program in the Merrimack Valley
area. Action worked closely with NECC throughout the planning and design phases of the program. NECC's governance approval process occurred in November 2005 and the proposed program received NECC Board of Trustees approval on April 5, 2006. The College prepared and submitted an application for accreditation to the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services. An on-site visit was conducted on January 17, 2006, and the proposed program subsequently received full approval.
The paramedic technology program is intended to prepare students for occupations in pre-hospital emergency medical care. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are qualified for certification by the Massachusetts OEMS, which allows them to practice in Massachusetts. In addition, graduates are eligible to take the national registry examination for registered paramedics (NREMT-P).
achieve the status of "HeartSafe Community" from the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Health Services by teaming up with the mayor's office and the fire department. The HeartSafe Community program was developed by the Massachusetts OEMS, through the Department of Public Health in conjunction with the American Heart Association
to help communities improve the chances that anyone suffering sudden cardiac arrest
will survive. A community earns the designation by completing community CPR training, having emergency response vehicles equipped with automated external defibrillator
s, and placement of AEDs in public locations where large volumes of people congregate or in locations where people are at higher risk for cardiac arrest. Action also participates in mock prom crashes for public safety awareness, teaches CPR and Emergency Medical Technician classes, and also holds annual blood drives.
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,325 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilmington was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1730, from parts of Woburn, Reading and Billerica. Minutemen from Wilmington responded to the alarm...
, provides ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
services for emergencies and patient transfers. They provide emergency and non-emergency pre-hospital medical care and transportation to ill or injured individuals. Action is currently contracted to serve as the emergency medical services provider for various communities north of Boston through 2008. Action was recently awarded the silver award from Mass Excellence and is now 1 of only 2 ambulance companies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be CAAS accredited.
Action Ambulance equips their ambulances with GPS technology to locate the closest, most appropriate ambulance to respond to an emergency. The GPS is also used to assist Action's regular collaborations with Boston MedFlight
Boston MedFlight
Boston MedFlight is a non-profit organization that provides emergency scene response and emergent interfacility transfer in Eastern Massachusetts...
.
Emergency coverage
Action Ambulance serves more than 1,000,000 residents of Boston’s north suburbs, covering 112 square miles (290.1 km²) and respond to more than 35,000 calls a year. Action Ambulance also provides emergency and non-emergency coverage for the communities of Ipswich, Beverly, Peabody, Swampscott, Lynn, Salem, Nahant, Lynnfield, Wakefield, Melrose, Stoneham, Winchester, Woburn, Lexington, Wilmington, Reading and North Reading. Action Ambulance has fourteen base locations, with its headquarters being based in Wilmington.Academic involvement
Action approached Northern Essex Community CollegeNorthern Essex Community College
Northern Essex Community College is a state-assisted, two-year college, located in Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
in January 2005 to express the need for an EMT training program in the Merrimack Valley
Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, United States. The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in the New England region and has helped define the livelihood and culture of those living along it since native...
area. Action worked closely with NECC throughout the planning and design phases of the program. NECC's governance approval process occurred in November 2005 and the proposed program received NECC Board of Trustees approval on April 5, 2006. The College prepared and submitted an application for accreditation to the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services. An on-site visit was conducted on January 17, 2006, and the proposed program subsequently received full approval.
The paramedic technology program is intended to prepare students for occupations in pre-hospital emergency medical care. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are qualified for certification by the Massachusetts OEMS, which allows them to practice in Massachusetts. In addition, graduates are eligible to take the national registry examination for registered paramedics (NREMT-P).
Community involvement
In June 2007, Action helped the city of Woburn, MassachusettsWoburn, Massachusetts
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
achieve the status of "HeartSafe Community" from the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Health Services by teaming up with the mayor's office and the fire department. The HeartSafe Community program was developed by the Massachusetts OEMS, through the Department of Public Health in conjunction with the American Heart Association
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas...
to help communities improve the chances that anyone suffering sudden cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
will survive. A community earns the designation by completing community CPR training, having emergency response vehicles equipped with automated external defibrillator
Automated external defibrillator
An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of...
s, and placement of AEDs in public locations where large volumes of people congregate or in locations where people are at higher risk for cardiac arrest. Action also participates in mock prom crashes for public safety awareness, teaches CPR and Emergency Medical Technician classes, and also holds annual blood drives.
See also
- Emergency medical servicesEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
- RescueRescueRescue refers to responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury during an incident or dangerous situation....
- National Emergency Medical Services AssociationNational Emergency Medical Services AssociationThe National Emergency Medical Services Association is a registered labor union and California non-profit mutual benefit corporation...