emergency medical dispatcher (EN)

ISCO 4223 · v1.2.1

Emergency medical dispatchers respond to urgent calls made to the control center, take information about the emergency situation, the address and other details and dispatch the nearest ambulance or paramedic helicopter.

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Source aliases (EN)

dispatcher of emergency medical services
dispatcher of emergency medical vehicles
medical dispatcher
emergency call operator
emergency call handler
dispatch employee
emergency medical services dispatcher
ambulance services dispatcher
control room worker
EMD
call handler

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