GECA and EMS and Trauma provide Guidance about Coronavirus

The Georgia Emergency Communications Authority (GECA) in partnership with the Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma is encouraging Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) communications officers to ask callers specific questions related to the Coronavirus also known as COVID-19 if the disease is suspected and relay the information to emergency responders prior to dispatch.  The questions, defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are essential to ensuring that the EMS, fire and law enforcement personnel have the necessary information to properly prepare their response prior to responding. If communications officers ask the recommended questions and provide the answers to emergency responders prior to arrival on the scene, they can take precautions to ensure the safety of the responders and the public.