Important Day for Stephens County 911

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa

Today marks an important day for Stephens County’s 911 Call Center.

According to Stephens County 911/EMA Director Danielle Rhodes, today the center is implementing its Emergency Dispatch Program, something her agency has been working towards for over two years.

She says the Emergency Dispatch Program will allow dispatchers to give out medical directions over the phone; something that dispatchers in Stephens County have been unable to do prior to today.

Rhodes says the Emergency Dispatch Program, dispatchers will be giving callers medical instructions that can save lives or sustain the patient until EMS arrives.

She says they can give CPR and AED instructions, childbirth, choking, and bleeding control, and will be able to assist callers in administering certain medications such as aspirin, Narcan, and epinephrine.

WNEG News spoke with one of the dispatchers at the Stephens County 911 Call Center, Lindsay Brawner, who said she’s confident the Emergency Dispatch Program will save lives.

For questions regarding the new program contact Rhodes at 706-898-5395.