Call Types Meaning Flashcards

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BOMB

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BOMB THREAT | Found Explosive device or ordinance. A threat or an attempt to use an explosive device or other ordinance.

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BURGLARY DEFINITION: A person unlawfully enters a structure with the intent to steal or commit a felony. This includes forced or unforced entry, the force can be crossing the plane of an open garage.

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CHECK SECURITY Usually, a passerby or officer notices a window or door broken or open to a business, building, or residence; this can include a request from the owner on a report from a neighbor or tenant of suspicious circumstances; unconfirmed trespassing.

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CODE ADAM Code Adam program is a strictly defined procedure for employees to follow when someone reports a lost or missing child. The program was originally created by Wal-Mart Stores in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 1994 and has since been implemented by many other stores and facilities throughout the United States. Its procedures train employees of various venues to systematically look for lost children in the crucial minutes following a suspected loss or abduction.

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CODE ADAM DRILL Code Adam program is a strictly defined procedure for employees to follow when someone reports a lost or missing child. The program was originally created by Wal-Mart Stores in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 1994 and has since been implemented by many other stores and facilities throughout the United States. Its procedures train employees of various venues to systematically look for lost children in the crucial minutes following a suspected loss or abduction.

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CODE BLUE Code Blue: An emergency situation announced in a hospital or institution in which a patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest, requiring a team of providers (sometimes called a 'code team') to rush to the specific location and begin immediate resuscitative efforts.

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CODE RED | Code red indicates fire or smoke in the hospital.

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COOLER ALARM The alarm is triggered by the cooler being either too cold or too warm. The coolers mostly contain specimens and other monitored lab testing materials. The contents of the coolers can be many years old so keeping the temperature correct is critical. Some of these alarms will be reported by Public Safety Officers, some of the alarms auto page lab staff.

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COURIER Many patients and visitors call and ask for transportation between buildings. We are happy to help arrange a ride for them. Unfortunately, we cannot provide our services to those who need any type of assistance getting in or out of the van as well as those that have a wheelchair.

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CRISIS ALERT A Crisis Alert is an employee/patient on campus calling *911 most of these incidents are a miss dialed. There are certain departments that call *911 to do wellbeing checks on patients off-campus. Other personnel or department call *911 to report a crime that did not occur on UNMC property.

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DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY | Injury to real or personal property through another's negligence, willful destruction, or by some act of nature.

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DISTURBANCE A disturbance is the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition or a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behavior; a riot.

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DOCK BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER | Only used by Bellevue Medical Center

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DONATE LIFE SERVICES Donate Life America is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that leads its national partners and its Donate Life State Teams to increase the number of donated organs, eyes, and tissues available to save and heal lives. Donate Life℠ unites the hundreds of thousands of patients, families, and supporters we serve.

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DOMESTIC ASSAULT | This call type encompasses all types of domestic assault. (Verbal or Physical)

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DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED A showing of complete intoxication is not necessary for a charge of driving while intoxicated. State laws indicate levels of blood-alcohol contact at which an individual is deemed to be under the influence of alcohol.

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ELEVATOR PHONE ACTIVATION An elevator entrapment occurs when a person or a group of people are enclosed in an elevator impaired by a mechanical or electronic issue. This can often lead to dangerous situations. Even in instances where entrapments don’t lead to dangerous conditions, it is often still a stressful and traumatic experience for the entrapped person(s).

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EMERGENCY RADIO ACTIVATION Each portable radio is equipped with an emergency button to alert all users on the network of an emergency. The emergency button is to be used as a last resort.

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EVS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | EVS can be requested by pager for spills, blood, morgue bodily fluids, and other unspecified incidents indoors.

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FACILITIES | Contact facilities between the hours of 0630-1830 M-F. After this time frame use web-based work order software.

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FOLLOW UP This will primarily be called out by an officer when going to acquire additional case information. If someone calls with information for a current case or a fix-it ticket gather the following information.

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FRAUD A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.

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HIT AND RUN | In traffic laws, a hit-and-run or a hit-and-run is the act of causing a traffic collision and not stopping afterward.

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HUGS & KISSES

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INFORMATION ONLY Use the current 'information only' for internal dispatch use: UNO dispatcher is able to capture information from Douglas County over their portables in regards to perimeter calls and/or calls that may affect our communities in some way.

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LAB LOGISTICS Lab Logistics drivers are knowledgeable and meet all necessary requirements in the proper handling and transportation of ambient, refrigerated, and frozen specimens. Lab Logistics drivers are compliant with OSHA, IATA, TSA, and HIPAA regulations. Lab Logistics drivers are equipped with their own barcode scanners, GPS, mobile data/voice units, specimen transport coolers, spill kits, and identification badges.

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LOCK | A mechanism for keeping a door, lid, etc., fastened, typically operated only by a key of a particular form.

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LOST AND FOUND | Public Safety will not take items valued under $100.00.

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LOT SURVEILLANCE | Lot/garage check initiated by officer.

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MEDICAL EMERGENCY Any response to an emergency medical situation will depend strongly on the situation, the patient involved, and the availability of resources to help them. It will also vary depending on whether the emergency occurs within the hospital, or outside the hospital (for instance, in the street, outbuildings, or lot/garage).

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MEDIC | INCOMING MEDICS

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MILEAGE | This is used to document when the officers hit in with their vehicle and starting | ending millage.

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MISSING PERSON A missing person is: “anyone whose whereabouts is unknown whatever the circumstances of disappearance. They will be considered missing until located and their well-being or otherwise established”. If the missing person is under 19 years of age refer to the CODE ADAM.

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NARCOTICS Involving, affecting, or intended for people addicted to or dependent on narcotics and inducing mental lethargy or stupor. This call type encompasses all forms of narcotics complaints. These include; sales, paraphernalia, marijuana, and other complaints.

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NATURE UNKNOWN DEFINITION: Often a third-party caller who was asked to call by another party and doesn’t know why or what’s happening at the given location, i.e., was asked to call the police but isn’t sure why or what is needed at the location. This call type is taken very serious by Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) units – it is used when the call taker receives information that indicates an emergency is occurring at the location, but the details are unknown, i.e., a woman screaming hysterically into the phone or in the background, but no one will speak. An emergency law enforcement response using this call type is sent to the location to determine what the situation is.

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PAGES The page request can come in many different ways. They can come in on the phone from staff or officers. The list of pages is within eyesight on the desktop of the desk.

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PANIC ALARM Initiated from Lenel the Alarm Monitoring system. The Panic Alarm shows up highlighted by purple.

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PATIENT WATCH A patient watch is a patient who needs an officer guarding the room 24 hours a day. The reason for a patient watch is typically due to the violence scale done by the nursing staff.

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PIECE OF MIND | Peace of Mind life safety device

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PURSUIT | Initiated by officer

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REMOVING BOOT During daytime week hours transfer to Parking Services 402-559-8580. After hours and weekends send the officer to the Lot to remove the boot.

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REPORT Initiated by officer The report initiated by an officer of a person or a non-moving vehicle

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ROBBERY DEFINITION: The use of force and violence or putting a person in fear to take money or personal property of any value with the intent to steal. The victim must be present, a weapon may or may not be displayed. There are two types of robberies, armed and strong arm, which either can occur at a business, residence, or to an individual. Armed robberies include a weapon or threat of a weapon. Strong arms include use or threat of force, a threat of a weapon may be used. This call type encompasses all forms of robbery. This included a strong arm or the use of a weapon. Keep the caller on the phone if safe to do so.

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SECURE HELIPAD | An officer standing by to ensure the helicopters land and take off safely.

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SEXUAL ASSAULT Sexual assault is an act in which a person intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. This call type encompasses all forms of sexual assault.

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SPECIAL ATTENTION CHECK A Special Attention Check is time frames (½ hour, 1 hour, twice as shift, or once a shift) requested by nursing staff based on the severity of a specific situation.

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SPECIAL DETAIL A Special Detail is used when an officer reports they are 1. On the DSO 2. Baxter Arena 3. Working a concert 4. This is not used for creating a report: see CALL INFORMATION: Initiated by officer

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STAFF ASSISTANCE | is when staff calls into dispatch and requests officers to respond to assist with a situation.

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SUBJECT STOP | Stop initiated by an officer of a person or a non-moving vehicle

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SUICIDAL PARTY This call type should be used for calls of people threatening suicide. If the caller is with the victim, keep the caller on the line if the situation warrants and it is safe to do so.

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SUSPICIOUS PERSON A suspicious person is either one who is. Exhibiting suspicious behavior, or who is in an area or doing something that is not normal. • Other unusual behavior may include nervousness, nervous glancing, or other signs of mental. discomfort/being ill-at-ease.

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SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Any vehicle moving slowly and without lights or following a course that appears aimless or repetitive is suspicious in any location. Parked, occupied vehicles containing one or more persons are especially significant if observed at an unusual hour.

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TEMPORARY ID | BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER ONLY

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THEFT | Theft: the act of stealing / an unlawful taking (as by embezzlement or burglary) of property

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TRAFFIC STOP A traffic stop, commonly referred to as being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of the law.

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TRESPASS | TRESSPASSER | Enter the owner's land or property without permission or entry to a person's land or property without their permission.

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UNLOCK Unlock - undo the lock of (something) by using a key or use a password or other form of authentication to access the full functionality or data of (a computer, mobile phone, file, etc.).

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VALET RELEASE | A person employed to park cars.

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WARRANT SERVICE This can be used if someone an officer is contacting from a call has a warrant. This can also be used if an officer goes to a place to check on a party with a warrant.

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WEAPONS VIOLATION | This call type encompasses all forms of weapons complaints.

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WEATHER ALERT | Initiated by NCIC

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WELLBEING CHECK DEFINITION: This call type is used when there is a concern for the welfare of another. This includes all check welfare situations where concern for someone is expressed whether or no threat of violence or foul play is suspected. If the possibility of a medical exists, (e.g. man down nature unknown, person down on the ground/ bus stop/ lobby, etc.) the call shall be screened, transfer the call to 911 for EMD if available. This includes calls received by the Douglas County Communications Center from a person under the influence of alcohol or drugs or otherwise incoherent causing the call taker to be concerned for the welfare of the caller or the caller’s ability to care for themselves.

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When Public Safety Personnel assist with any incident with non-law agency