Difference between revisions of "EMS / MedEvac / Public Health (IL)"
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**3) 155.34, 155.4, 155.16, 155.22 (with Local Tone) | **3) 155.34, 155.4, 155.16, 155.22 (with Local Tone) | ||
− | + | =Air Helos/Med-Evac= | |
− | + | ==Air Angels (Bolingbrook)== | |
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*2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business | *2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business | ||
*Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago) | *Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago) | ||
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− | ===ARCH Air Medical Services== | + | ==Air Evac Lifeteam== |
− | [[Image:ARCHAirMedicalService_LandingZoneSafetyGuidelines.jpg| | + | *Serves Central and Southern Illinois (& surrounding states) |
+ | *See also [http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&aid=2197#cid-8097 AirEvac (Missouri)] | ||
+ | *Communications can be heard hundreds of miles away | ||
+ | *[http://www.lifeteam.net/ AirEvac - Communications Center] | ||
+ | *[http://www.nationalinterop.com/20080131_PR_AEL.pdf Additional information on AIr-Evac PDF] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Air Methods== | ||
+ | *[http://www.airmethods.com/lifenet/24hr_dispatch/index.cfm Air Methods Website] | ||
+ | *WQWX343 - 464.525 Repeater, 468.875 Mobile (11K at Bradley-Kankakee) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==ARCH Air Medical Services== | ||
+ | *owned by Air Methods | ||
+ | [[Image:ARCHAirMedicalService_LandingZoneSafetyGuidelines.jpg|100px|Map]] | ||
+ | (Central/SW IL and MO) | ||
+ | |||
+ | *ARCH Air Medical Services (formerly "Area Rescue Consortum of Hospitals") | ||
+ | *[http://www.archairmedical.com/ ARCH Website with bases & pictures] | ||
+ | *See all ARCH info on the [http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR_D&aid=2197#cid-8218 Missouri Page] | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | ARCH 2 - Litchfield Airport in Montgomery County | ||
+ | ARCH 3 - Sparta | ||
+ | ARCH 9 - Effingham Memorial Airport in Effingham IL | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Terms used on air by ARCH''' | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | Abbott - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Lifeforce) | ||
+ | AirEvac - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (Lifeteam) | ||
+ | BJC - Barnes-Jewish (Corporation) Hospitals | ||
+ | Christian - Christian Hospitals in St. Louis? (NE or NW) | ||
+ | Coordinates - Coordinates (longitude/latitude) of Landing Zone area or current air location | ||
+ | Downtown Base - Base @ downtown St. Louis | ||
+ | ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival? (for a scene, hospital or other destination) | ||
+ | ETE - Estimated Time En-Route | ||
+ | Fire Mutual Aid - Refers to Missouri, 154.28 | ||
+ | Full Bladder - Full gas tank | ||
+ | I-REACH - Refers to Illinois, 155.055 | ||
+ | Glennon - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis | ||
+ | LC - Loud & Clear | ||
+ | LifeBeat - Name of ARCH service in Cape Girardeau | ||
+ | LifeForce - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Abbott) | ||
+ | LifeTeam - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (AirEvac) | ||
+ | LZ - Landing Zone (for helicopter) | ||
+ | MedStar - EMS agency that serves St. Clair/Randolph Co in IL | ||
+ | MED 9 - Refers to dispatch frequency of 462.95 162.2pL | ||
+ | MERCI - Refers to hospital frequency, 155.34 | ||
+ | POB - Persons on Board (Souls) | ||
+ | St. Johns Mercy - Hospital @ .... | ||
+ | Ship - Aircraft/Helicopter | ||
+ | Simmons - EMS agency that serves St. Clair County IL | ||
+ | SLU - St. Louis University Hospital | ||
+ | Souls - People (on board) | ||
+ | Spirit - Spirit of St. Louis Airport - Chesterfield MO | ||
+ | "Trauma Rotation" - All hospitals in the St. Louis area get to "take turns" so none are left out | ||
+ | Status B - unknown (heard enroute to Hospital in Marion) | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *9/07 - Heard ARCH Base doing morning radio check with ARCH 3 on 159.7125 D032 from Cape Girardeau, MO | ||
+ | *11/08 - ARCH Helicopter has added a base at St Johns Hospital Springfield, named "Saints Flight" SJR Article Helicopter Pic | ||
+ | *7/11 - ARCH Dispatcher St Louis is now refererred to as AIRCOM | ||
+ | *461.525 - St. Louis Repeater - Located at High Ridge? (Jefferson Co MO) - licensed in Randolph County MO) (FX1 - Repeater input was located in downtown StL at the old base, but may now be located in Granite City) | ||
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===Medstar EMS=== | ===Medstar EMS=== | ||
[[Image:IL-medstar-fccmap.gif|Map]] | [[Image:IL-medstar-fccmap.gif|Map]] |
Revision as of 17:42, 30 April 2012
More information on ARCH and Air-Evac on the Medical Helicopters / EMS Agencies (Area Wide) (MO) page
- [ State EMS Region Map
Contents
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- KB61079 8 high power units on 155.16, 25 high power units on all other VHF
- Powerpoint on Public Health/Hospital Radios
IDPH I-REACH/VHF Interoperbility Radios:
- XTL-5000 (mobile), HT-1250 (portable), MTR-2000 (Base Station)
- In base radio, 110wt VHF, with up to 16 channels:
- 1) 155.28 141.3 PL - Statewide Hospital Disaster Coordination
- 2) 155.34 210.7 PL - Statewide MERCI Tone
- 3) 155.34, 155.4, 155.16, 155.22 (with Local Tone)
Air Helos/Med-Evac
Air Angels (Bolingbrook)
- 2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business
- Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago)
- Seen on crew handhelds: "Princeton" and "Gary" channels (trunked?)
- Former use on A-Beep / Sears2 - UHF (Chicago) LTR Standard Possibly using talkgroup 0-20-101
463.47500 468.47500 WPIE265 RM 162.2 PL AirAngels U4 Chicago Alternate 464.95000 469.95000 WPLE964 RM 047 DPL AirAngels U2 Operations 469.95000 WPLE964 M 047 DPL AirAngels U3 Ops: Talk Around (w/ dispatcher and on-scene use) 123.07500 /apps/db/?fccCallsign=M CSQ AirAngels Air Operations
Air Evac Lifeteam
- Serves Central and Southern Illinois (& surrounding states)
- See also AirEvac (Missouri)
- Communications can be heard hundreds of miles away
- AirEvac - Communications Center
*Additional information on AIr-Evac PDF
Air Methods
- Air Methods Website
- WQWX343 - 464.525 Repeater, 468.875 Mobile (11K at Bradley-Kankakee)
ARCH Air Medical Services
- owned by Air Methods
- ARCH Air Medical Services (formerly "Area Rescue Consortum of Hospitals")
- ARCH Website with bases & pictures
- See all ARCH info on the Missouri Page
ARCH 2 - Litchfield Airport in Montgomery County ARCH 3 - Sparta ARCH 9 - Effingham Memorial Airport in Effingham IL
Terms used on air by ARCH
Abbott - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Lifeforce) AirEvac - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (Lifeteam) BJC - Barnes-Jewish (Corporation) Hospitals Christian - Christian Hospitals in St. Louis? (NE or NW) Coordinates - Coordinates (longitude/latitude) of Landing Zone area or current air location Downtown Base - Base @ downtown St. Louis ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival? (for a scene, hospital or other destination) ETE - Estimated Time En-Route Fire Mutual Aid - Refers to Missouri, 154.28 Full Bladder - Full gas tank I-REACH - Refers to Illinois, 155.055 Glennon - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis LC - Loud & Clear LifeBeat - Name of ARCH service in Cape Girardeau LifeForce - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Abbott) LifeTeam - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (AirEvac) LZ - Landing Zone (for helicopter) MedStar - EMS agency that serves St. Clair/Randolph Co in IL MED 9 - Refers to dispatch frequency of 462.95 162.2pL MERCI - Refers to hospital frequency, 155.34 POB - Persons on Board (Souls) St. Johns Mercy - Hospital @ .... Ship - Aircraft/Helicopter Simmons - EMS agency that serves St. Clair County IL SLU - St. Louis University Hospital Souls - People (on board) Spirit - Spirit of St. Louis Airport - Chesterfield MO "Trauma Rotation" - All hospitals in the St. Louis area get to "take turns" so none are left out Status B - unknown (heard enroute to Hospital in Marion)
- 9/07 - Heard ARCH Base doing morning radio check with ARCH 3 on 159.7125 D032 from Cape Girardeau, MO
- 11/08 - ARCH Helicopter has added a base at St Johns Hospital Springfield, named "Saints Flight" SJR Article Helicopter Pic
- 7/11 - ARCH Dispatcher St Louis is now refererred to as AIRCOM
- 461.525 - St. Louis Repeater - Located at High Ridge? (Jefferson Co MO) - licensed in Randolph County MO) (FX1 - Repeater input was located in downtown StL at the old base, but may now be located in Granite City)
Medstar EMS
Related links:
- EMS Regions - IDPH EMS Regions Map by County & Call Sign prefix
- Hospital PL Tone List - from MABASradio.org
- IDPH Terms - Section 215 of ILCS - EMS Adminstrative Code
- IL MERCI PL Tones - Statewide Guide to MERCI Hospital PL Tones (updated 2006)
- ILEMS - Illinois Emergency Medical Services
- Motorola PL Tones - Motorola to CTCSS Key
- Peoria EMS - Peoria Area EMS System
- Radio Communications Orientation for Health Departments - from MABASradio.org (PowerPoint)