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Ambulance 410 Malacate
#101 Service Director:
Lonnie D. Guthrie,
CEP President:
Gabrielle David, CEP Business office: 520-387-5154
In
an emergency, dial 9-1-1 |
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Ajo
Ambulance,
Inc. serves the communities of Ajo, Why, and Lukeville in Western
Pima
County in southwestern Arizona. It also serves the western
portion
of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Ajo, Why, & Lukeville are also served by the Desert Senita Community Health Center, a primary care center. It is open Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Since it can, by law, offer only limited after-hours care, the sick and injured often turn to the ambulance service for help at night and on week-ends. |
| Phoenix
and Tucson
provide the nearest public hospitals, as well as the nearest emergency
rooms and trauma centers. They are 1.5 to 3 hours away by ground,
making
for some long transport times. Critical patients are usually taken to
rendezvous
with a helicopter for transport to a hospital.
Sells Indian Hospital, which provides primary, emergency, and in-patient care for members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, is 72 miles from Ajo. Most Tohono O'odham patients are initially taken to this facility. |
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Founded in 1991, Ajo Ambulance has grown from a tiny service with just one BLS ambulance and four employees to a multi-unit service with four stations and employing over thirty paramedics and basic EMTs in 2009. |
They regulate EMS in Arizona, including the certification of EMTs, I-EMTs, and Paramedics. They have several good links, including some to the regional councils.
SAEMS (Southern Arizona EMS regional council)
Has regional protocols and standing orders for southern Arizona EMS.
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
Initial certification by this organization is required to become an EMT, I-EMT, or Paramedic in Arizona.
American Heart Association'
Information about CPR, ACLS, and more
American Red Cross
First aid, CPR, and disaster aid.
ACLS Online
ACLS algorithms, quizzes, simulations, and more.
This page was created by Gabrielle David. Please send any comments about this page to her by e-mail.