Are there any services that Hatzalah does not provide?
Yes! Hatzalah will not provide transportation to a hospital. We are not operating in place of the City, which does a great job. Their medics and fire personnel have the experience necessary to provide the best care possible. As we said previously, our goal is to provide immediate care and serve as a bridge until BCFD arrive on scene to take over patient care. Additionally, we are not trained to diagnose problems. For example, a baby having difficulty breathing may be having an asthma attack, croup, pneumonia, epiglottis, or a host of other possibilities. Determining the cause is not our focus. That is something for the doctors in a hospital setting to determine. What we can do is ensure the baby is receiving adequate oxygen and is stabilized until Baltimore City medics arrive to transport the baby to the hospital.
