Please Use the Following Guidelines to Contact North West CMED for Patches Into Midstate

Please use the following guidelines to contact North West CMED for patches into MidState Hospital. [Effective 6-25-15 at 1400hrs.]:

•Contact North West CMED on Med 102. Use unit ID. Ex. “Hunters 5Papa-7 to NW CMED”. Wait for an acknowledgement from North West.

•Give hospital destination, patient pickup location, andwhether patch is ALS or BLS. Also advised if a physician is needed, or if patient meets STEMI or stroke alert criteria. Ex. “5Papa-7 is transporting to Midstate Hospital, our pickup location is 123 Westfield St. Middletown, requesting an ALS patch into Midstate”.

•North West CMED will ask you to stand by while they establish the patch with the ER.

•North West CMED will call your unit and assign a Med channel. Acknowledge the Med assignment. Ex. “NW to 5Papa-7, Med 82 to Midstate”, “Copied, Med82”.

•Switch to the assigned Med channel and establish communications with the emergency department. Ex. “5Papa-7 to Midstate”, “Midstate is on, go ahead Hunters”

•Give patient patch information. Repeat back any orders given by the ER.

•Wait for an acknowledgement from the ER. Ex. “Midstate copied, no questions”

•Switch back to Med 102 and clear the channel. “5Papa-7 is clear the Med”

•Give your arrival at the ER. “5Papa-7 arrival at Midstate”

Additional information: Plain language is encouraged on all channels.
Med 102[TX: 467.9875 / RX: 462.9875 PL. 192.8] is the calling and coordination channel for the Meriden/Wallingford area.
Med 82 is the patching channel for Midstate.[TX: 463.1875 / RX: 468.1875 PL. 192.8]
Med 2 is a backup or additional channel for the area.[TX: 463.025 / RX: 463.025 PL. 192.8]
North West CMED has phone patch capabilities in the event that radio communications are not possible.North West’s phone patch numbers are 203-758-0050 or 203-758-0054. North West’s direct number is 203-758-0050.
North West logs all unit activity in CAD, and records all audio for documentation and reviewpurposes. All means of documentation is available by request.