Sedgwick County, Kansas EMS
Operations
Sedgwick County EMS hires
Kansas certified paramedics (MICT) to work on the ambulance. We staff two paramedics per
ambulance: the Lieutenant serves as the lead paramedic on the crew. In addition, two
Operation's supervisors (Captains) work each shift to provide additional paramedic
assistance on calls as needed, and to oversee the daily street operations.
Our paramedic crews work
12 hour shifts, beginning at 7 am and 7 pm. The shift pattern is based on an 84-hour pay
period: two shifts on, two shifts off, three shifts on, two shifts off, two shifts on,
three shifts off. EMS provides service to the Sedgwick County community 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
During the day, EMS paramedics staff
16 Advanced Life
Support (ALS) ambulances spread throughout the county. After midnight, the staffing reduces to
11 ALS units, as a portion of the population moves out of the County at the end of the
workday. We receive First Responder support from volunteer Emergency
Medical Technicians (EMTs) in Derby, EMS Reserves and EMTs on the
Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Departments.
In 2002, Sedgwick County EMS responded to
42,090
requests for emergency medical response, approximately 115 calls per day. The average
response time was 5.70 minutes county-wide which encompasses 1,008
square miles. In 88.2% of emergency calls received, EMS response
time was 8:59 minutes or less county wide. Within the city
limits of Wichita the average response time was 5.43 minutes with 91.07% less
than or equal to 8:59 minutes. The five leading calls for EMS assistance were:
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Motor Vehicle Crashes
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Sick Person
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Fall
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Cardiac/Chest Pain
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Difficulty Breathing
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