❓ Hon. Louise Kingston questions the Minister for Emergency Services regarding paramedic safety, specifically risk assessment training, police backup wait times, and evaluation of new safety measures. The Minister redirects the question to the Minister for Health.
AnsweredQoN 1195Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
AMBULANCES AND
PARAMEDICS — SAFETY
1195. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the recent trial of
stab-proof vests with body-worn cameras undertaken by WA paramedics. They found
that they were very uncomfortable and did little to improve safety of the
paramedics. The organisation decided that conducting risk assessments at jobs
and requesting more support from police would be more effective.
(1) What
additional resources have been provided to St John to support additional
training with regard to risk assessment and de-escalation tactics?
(2) How often do paramedics have to
wait for police backup before they can attend to an injured person?
(3) How will the effectiveness of
these new safety measures be evaluated?
PARAMEDICS — SAFETY
1195. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the recent trial of
stab-proof vests with body-worn cameras undertaken by WA paramedics. They found
that they were very uncomfortable and did little to improve safety of the
paramedics. The organisation decided that conducting risk assessments at jobs
and requesting more support from police would be more effective.
(1) What
additional resources have been provided to St John to support additional
training with regard to risk assessment and de-escalation tactics?
(2) How often do paramedics have to
wait for police backup before they can attend to an injured person?
(3) How will the effectiveness of
these new safety measures be evaluated?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
This issue relates to the Minister
for Health's portfolio. Ordinarily, this question would have been
redirected automatically. Unfortunately, it was picked up too late in the day,
so the answer is as follows.
(1)–(3) Please refer the
question to the Minister for Health.
some notice of the question.
This issue relates to the Minister
for Health's portfolio. Ordinarily, this question would have been
redirected automatically. Unfortunately, it was picked up too late in the day,
so the answer is as follows.
(1)–(3) Please refer the
question to the Minister for Health.
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