Daytona Beach, FL– June 19, 2012 – Residents in Dartmouth, Ma., now have the added strength of APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch behind their 911 call center because the Dartmouth Police Department recently implemented the program.

The APCO Institute EMD Program, based on EMD Guidecards and software, is a systematic way to manage emergency medical service (EMS) resources in an organized and effective manner and to provide medical assistance to callers, when needed, until medically trained field response units arrive at the scene.

Employees of Brewster Ambulance Service work in eight hour shifts, with 10 dispatchers and 65 officers that receive a call volume of approximately 27,000 calls per year.

“The APCO Institute welcomes the Dartmouth Police Department as an EMD User Agency and looks forward to working with their staff to provide EMD services to their area,” APCO Institute Director Julie Troutman said.

About APCO International

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications.  APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world.  For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.