Paramedic Services
Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services provides 24-hour 365-day emergency coverage to the over 111,000 residents and visitors to our community.
An integral component of the regional 911 system, Paramedics respond to victims of sudden illness or injury. Highly trained and skilled in the pre-hospital management of a wide spectrum of emergencies, Paramedics attempt to stabilize and render treatment to patients at the scene and on route to medical facilities.
Dispatched from the Ottawa Central Ambulance Communication Centre, our regional fleet responds to over 18,000 requests for emergent service and non- emergent inter-facility transfers annually.
As the regional designated delivery agent for Land Ambulance Service, the City of Cornwall maintains 7 ambulance stations throughout the Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services employs over 100 paramedics and 10 administration staff.
Services
The Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services deploys 12 ambulances during the day and 8 ambulances at night.
The care rendered by paramedics is often the deciding factor between life and death, temporary or permanent disability, a brief confinement or prolonged hospitalization for a patient. In addition to responding to 911 calls, our Community Paramedics provide non-urgent, in-home care.
Paramedics must be graduates of a two-year full-time certified paramedic college program offered by a recognized post-secondary institution such as St. Lawrence College, Cornwall Campus.
| Primary Care Paramedics |
Primary Care Paramedics provide symptom relief through the administration of medications:
In addition to symptom relief, Primary Care Paramedics perform Semi-Automated External Defibrillation and other advanced skills such as 12-Lead ECG interpretation, recognition of Myocardial Infarctions (Heart Attack) with redirection to most appropriate hospital and insertion of Laryngeal Mask Airway (Breathing Tube). |
| Advanced Care Paramedics |
Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP) require an additional year of training above that of a Primary Care Paramedic. With that training, ACPs have an additional medications and additional equipment to perform the following,
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| Community Paramedics |
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Through the Community Paramedic Program, specially trained Paramedics of Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services provide at-home care to select residents in the community, with a focus on seniors and patients living with chronic conditions. Community Paramedics use their training and assessment skills to monitor independence and overall health of residents and checking on things such as vitals and medication compliance for the goal of reducing hospital readmissions and transports to emergency departments. Clients of the program are referred by partners such as local hospitals, primary care, Ontario Health at Home or identified by paramedics in the field responding to 911 calls. The program is funded by The Ministry of Long-Term Care and Ontario Health. To submit a referral for service using your CareDove account, please visit: https://www.caredove.com/cornwallsdgcpp |
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