We are proud of the technology that makes ReddiNet a leading
emergency management system for first responders. But we know
top-notch technology alone does not save lives. It is first
responders like you who use ReddiNet to manage everyday
emergencies and large-scale disasters that prove its value. Read
just a few ways your colleagues have used ReddiNet to make a
difference.
A prison for youth erupted in a riot. Many prisoners were injured
and coordination among local hospitals was needed to distribute
patients according to treatment need.
How ReddiNet Helped
Logged in to the Mass/Multiple Casualty Incident Module,
hospitals were able to use the patient locator feature to enter
all of the patient destinations on one screen. As patients were
transported to responding hospitals based on the level
of available treatment, officials at the prison were
quickly and easily provided patient destinations from the locator
and assigned staff to guard them at each facility.
A young woman in critical condition lay in a bed at a small
community hospital. She needed a transplant or she would die.
How ReddiNet Helped
Realizing they had to act quickly, medical personnel thought of
the fastest way to get the word out. They sent one message
through ReddiNet to surrounding counties. That single click of a
button brought a response from staff at a larger, heart center in
a neighboring county. They had what she needed and the patient
was safely transferred for her transplant.
A homeless person, monitored by a Public Health Department for an
infectious disease, went missing.
How ReddiNet Helped
The local EMS Agency sent a message through ReddiNet alerting
hospitals to report this patient, if found. A medical center in a
neighboring county responded to the message by reviewing its
patients. The patient had been brought to their hospital and was
safe. The medical center notified the responsible Public
Health Department. The case was transferred to the neighboring
county’s Public Health Department, ensuring ongoing tracking and
preventing the spread of disease.
A suspicious person posing as a “baby healer” was spotted at a
Children’s Hospital.
How ReddiNet Helped
Quick-thinking staff knew how these criminals operated. They
would show up at other area hospitals looking for a baby to
kidnap. Immediately, the staff at Children’s Hospital
alerted surrounding hospitals and counties through a
ReddiNet broadcast message containing a description of the
suspect. The very next day, another medical center in a
neighboring county responded that someone matching the
description was seen in their facility. Law enforcement was
called and apprehended the criminal.
Emergency medical professionals designed ReddiNet® in response to
a real disaster in the 1970s. Today, we continue to rely on their
experiences to make effective innovations to the system. Thanks
to feedback gathered at regional EMS meetings and other monthly
forums our staff attend, ReddiNet Emergency Medical
Communications is now one of the most versatile, user-friendly
sources for data during disasters and everyday crisis.
Thank you EMS workers for your work in the field and your ongoing
impact on ReddiNet.
