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The state has a new requirement to all emergency dispatch centers across Ohio that is designed improve treatment for urgent medical calls.
The Ohio Department of Administrative Services gave all dispatch centers a deadline of April 1 to either be emergency medical dispatch certified or to submit a timeline for compliance.
The city of Vandalia’s dispatch center submitted a compliance timeline and the communications staff complete the required training on June 21. The compliance was accepted June 26.
The staff members began emergency medical dispatch (EMD) as they completed the training.
EMD is a systematic program of handling medical calls, according to Lt. Ben Walker.
