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0 <br />y <br />BOOK • 39 PAGE 13 <br />PART 11: Project Plan and Supporting Data <br />State clearly and in detail the aims of the project, precisely what will be done, who will be involved, and what <br />is expected to result. Use the following major headings: <br />1. Statement of the Problem <br />2. Proposed Solution <br />3. Objectives <br />4. Tasks and Timetable. <br />6. Evaluation <br />Start below and use continuation pages as necessary <br />1. Statement of the Problem <br />A. Our Emergency Medical Service units (6) at this time have only one channel (155.160 MF <br />VHFfor comrwii.cation with the hospitals (2). <br />B. That same channel is.also used for dispatch and control of the EMS units, <br />C. A pxnwing population with its attendant increase in traffic and traffic accidents mean <br />more emergency medical calls and a marked increase in radio traffic. <br />D. Present communications system could not handle a medical disaster. <br />E. This county's EMS units cannot talk to emergency facilities in neighboring counties <br />either on transfers or if they, are called to assist in those areas. Units from other <br />areas cannot contact local emergency facilities. <br />F. We are now operating with six units covering 506 square miles, 25 miles of Interstate - <br />95 and 31 miles of the Florida Turnpike most of which lie just outside the western <br />border of this county. Average response time in the eastern part of the county is <br />seven minutes, in the western part 35 minutes. <br />G. Indian River County has two hospitals each of which has its own ICU and CCU. Critical <br />burns cases are transferred, usually to Miami. <br />0 <br />y <br />BOOK • 39 PAGE 13 <br />