by medic2medic » Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:36 pm
NoSparks,
Yes, this is the normal setup for when we come on shift. 5 ambulances in this order for call and transfer. Our call rotation is set up so that when a truck is dispatched to a call, they are then dropped to "the bottom of the stack", if you will. Example would be Medic01 is dispatched and then becomes 5th for call, while Medic07 is now up for call, etc. If Medic07 is dispatched to a second (or the same) call and returns to service before Medic01, Medic07 is still 5th for call. We go off of order of dispatch instead of order of the unit coming back in service.
Say all trucks are on calls and Medic01 was the last dispatched, yet returns to service first, they are up for call until the actual "1st up" truck returns to service. In this instance, some manual tweaking to the rotation would probably need to be done and that's not a problem.
As for transfers, when a truck, Medic03 for example is dispatched for a transfer (which will generally last anywhere from 2-4 hours), they are out of the rotation. When that unit returns to town and is back in service, they become last for both call and transfer (provided a second truck has not taken a transfer after them). Essentially, every truck would be listed in the Medical and Transfer list, unless they are on a transfer. When they return, they would fall back into the bottom of the stack.
If there's 20 E-Calls in a row, it would be hectic lol. We generally run 15-20 calls and transfers total a day, so there isn't many times where there would be complete confusion to who is where in the rotation.
Basicall, I would like to be able to click "E-Call" and move the first unit in the list (in this case, Medic01) to the bottom of the "E-Call" list. As for transfers, I would like (if possible), to move the top unit in the "Transfer" list to "out of rotation" and possibly another button or way of returning them to the bottom of the "Transfer" and Medical" list when they return.
I don't know how much of this is possible and only have some experience with Macros, etc. in Excel. If you have any ideas or pointers, they would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Kyle
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