boston area EMS explained in 3 sentences
1. 911 is the emergency telephone number
2. emergency ambulances are operated by private companies, fire
departments, or Boston EMS
3. most police and fire units also operate as 'first responder' units
- trained in basic first aid and CPR - boston fire units do not
respond to calls involving violence
4. ambulance response times probably average around 8 minutes for high
priority calls in the greater boston area - first responders might
average 4 minutes
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