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patient transport vehicles Mercedes Sprinters carry two. Toyota Hiace PTO vehicles with twin stretchers are also in use around the State, along with a variety of other transport vehicles including wheel-chair vehicles. Additionally, two stretcher Mercedes 519 acute ambulances operate around the state by ACP and CCPs, particularly in regional and rural areas. Critical care paramedics (formally known as ICPs) and stations OIC's now often drive Isuzu MUX's (formally using Hyundai Santa Fe's and Subaru Foresters). These vehicles cannot carry patients, however they carry much of the same equipment as the Sprinters, as well as specialised equipment, with their sole purpose serving as fast response vehicles. Local Area Referral Unit or Low Acuity Response Unit (LARU) vehicles, generally
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of QAS operations, lead to a restructure of operations, and a decentralisation of control to local networks. Instead of large regions, the service would be divided into fifteen geographical local ambulance service networks (LASNs) aligning with Queensland health and hospital service networks. A sixteenth network was established as state operations centres, with the existing seven communications centres to become operations centres, reporting directly to a central assistant commissioner. The LASNs vary in size according to population and stations, and are categorised from Category 1 (largest) to Category 5 (smallest). The categorisation simply reflects their size and gives a foundation for staffing allocation and command structure.
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emergency health. ACPs and CCPs attend medical, surgical and trauma emergencies. Patient transport officers possess a Certificate III in non-emergency patient transport or equivalent, and provide non-emergency patient transport services. Emergency medical dispatchers have completed a Certificate III in ambulance communications (call taking) and a Certificate IV in ambulance communications (dispatch) or equivalent. EMDs receive emergency calls and direct ambulance services to the emergency, and advise callers in performing first aid until the ambulance arrives on scene.
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Service are delivered at a consistently high standard, and that current clinical research is included within contemporary practice. The office also responsible for QAS Policy on Staff Health and Wellbeing and setting medical priorities for ambulance resource dispatch. There are a small number of medical officers, with the team led by Medical Director Dr Stephen Rashford ASM FACEM, who also holds the rank of deputy commissioner.
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Within the Queensland Ambulance Service, operational ranks refer more to the scope of practice that they are legally able to perform, rather than a chain of command hierarchy. With the exception of the medical officer role, any rank higher than Critical Care Paramedic no longer has additional skills,
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Critical (intensive) care paramedics typically respond when an advanced level of clinical practice is required. In some areas, they will respond as a single officer in units known as 'pods'(priority only dispatch). CCP pods operate around the state, focused on metropolitan, major regional centers, or
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The QAS was initially divided into six operational regions across Queensland, until the Northern Region was split to form 'Far Northern Region'. This model reflected a similar structure in the then Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority. In 2012, the QAS Structural Reform Report, a comprehensive review
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The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) as currently known was formed on 1 July 1991 from the amalgamation of 96 individual Queensland ambulance service transport brigades (QATB). While QAS originally operated under the banner of the Department of Emergency Services, in 2009 the Queensland Government
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Advanced care paramedics possess either a Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance), a Bachelor of Paramedical Science, or equivalent qualifications. In addition to this, critical care paramedics possess a graduate diploma in intensive care paramedic practice, or very commonly a master's degree in
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Ambulance operations of the Queensland Ambulance Service are performed predominantly by its own operational staff. QAS operational staff include student paramedics, advanced care paramedics (ACPs), critical care paramedics (formally known as intensive care paramedics), patient transport officers
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Following a redesign in 2014, the overall clinical governance of the service is ensured by the director of clinical quality and patient safety, currently filled by Chief Superintendent Tony Hucker ASM. The office ensures that patient care services provided by officers of the Queensland Ambulance
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as a 4x4 ambulance. All 4x4s carry one stretcher patient in addition to the normal equipment found on a typical Mercedes Sprinter. These vehicles (Mercedes Sprinters) are used by both advanced care paramedics (ACPs) and patient transport officers. The acute vehicles carry one stretcher and the
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where a rescue helicopter is located. These ambulances are not equipped to transport patients, but contain much of the same equipment as a regular ambulance, as well as advanced equipment. CCPs are competent in all ACP procedures, as well as advanced emergency medical skills, such as
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QAS provides emergency response services, pre-hospital patient care, specialised transport services, coordination of aero-medical services and inter-hospital transfers to all of Queensland, accounting around 4.7 million people spread over 1,727,000 km (667,000 sq mi).
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contracts six medical rescue providers to provide emergency air rescue and air transfer services. Each contractor is designated a region of Queensland and has the option of providing more than one helicopter to their region. Each helicopter is typically staffed with:
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and Department of Corrective Services. As a result of the Keelty Review of Police and Community Safety in Queensland, the QAS transitioned into the Queensland Department of Health as of 1 October 2013, retaining its separate identity, rank structure and commissioner.
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also operates commercial contract helicopters at Surat Gas Aero-Medical Service out of Roma and Toowoomba, which can be tasked to provide community assistance if available. LifeFlight also has an inter-facility (hospital transfer)
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Previously, the QAS used Ford F-series truck (Ford F-250 and F-350) until Ford stopped importing these in 2008. These are still in use in some rural areas, however are not common in the Metropolitan areas.
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Ambulance services in Queensland first began in 1892. Military medic Seymour Warrian held the first meeting of the City Ambulance Transport Brigade on 12 September of that year. Queensland's first
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Medical officers have the ability to give legal permission for paramedics to perform medical procedures that are not performed normally under Queensland Ambulance Service practice guidelines.
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building; the first officers possessed a stretcher, but no vehicle, and so transported patients on foot. A year after the establishment of the Brisbane centre, another was established in
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In 2009, the amount payable was a flat fee just above $ 100 annually. This amount and collection method is designed to provide a reliable flow of income to the service.
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The most common metropolitan ambulance are the Mercedes Benz Sprinters. In rural areas, due to the need for extra traction or rough roads, 4x4 vehicles are common,
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RACQ is a major sponsor of helicopter rescue in Queensland, continuing as the major naming sponsor of RACQ CQ Rescue out of Mackay (Rescue 422 and Rescue 412, 2
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These commands, plus some additional senior staff, form the Central Office Senior Executive (COSE), which in turn report to the QAS Board of Management (BoM).
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surrounded by a gold wreath with a red background under a single gold pip. They act as: executive directors, and the rank of the medical director.
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Helicopter retrieval incorporates both pre-hospital rescue and interhospital transfer services across Queensland and has done so since 1979.
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A station's officer in charge (OIC) or area supervisors often use dual-cab Utes, serving a similar purpose to other fast response vehicles.
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restructured the organisational hierarchy and appointed new ministers. It became part of the Department of Community Safety, along with the
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that is primarily for the transfer of critically ill patients between hospitals in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
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surrounded by a gold wreath with a red background; they act as: regional executives, general managers and key executive positions.
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based upon a Toyota Landcruiser Cab Chassis (1+1 modular 4x4s) or Toyota Landcruiser Troopcarrier. QAS has also trialed a
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From 2003, the service was funded by the Community Ambulance Cover scheme, a levy added to all customers of
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On 1 July 2011, the levy was abolished, with funding now directly provided by the Queensland Government.
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Seven Operations Centres (Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Maroochydore, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Southport)
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in north Queensland, eventually growing to over 90 community controlled ambulance centres.
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Helicopters operate from Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns (Rescue 500, 521, 510 (3
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ACPs are competent in many emergency medical skills, including airway management (
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Additionally LifeFlight provide doctors for all rescue helicopters, and most
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done in conjunction with Queensland Ambulance and Queensland Health.
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with the words 'Senior Paramedic' (formerly intensive care paramedic)
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There are five key central office commands that divisions report to:
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portfolio and is one of the largest ambulance services in the world.
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QAS 4x4 Ambulance (Toyota Landcruiser Troop Carrier configuration)
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Fixed wing aeromedical retrieval in Queensland is provided by the
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Office of the Deputy Commissioner Service Planning and Performance
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QAS road ambulance in new livery (Mercedes Benz Sprinter)
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and therefore does follow a chain of command hierarchy.
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Office of the Deputy Commissioner State LASN Operations
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with the words 'Medical Officer' (specially appointed
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Dee Taylor Dutton ASM, Deputy Commissioner – South QLD
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Queensland Ambulance Service performance report 2009
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Index

Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade
QAS (disambiguation)

Queensland Government
Queensland Health
ambulance.qld.gov.au
Queensland
Australia
Queensland Government
Queensland Health
FTE
front-line staff


Ravenshoe
ambulance station
Brisbane Newspaper Company
Charters Towers
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
Emergency Management Queensland
oropharyngeal
nasopharyngeal airway
laryngoscopy
laryngeal mask airway
intermittent positive pressure ventilation
ECG
manual defibrillation
intramuscular injection
intravenous cannulation
fluid replacement

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