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Thank you both for your comments/input! For a non-base hospital, do they receive any EMS patients? Or do they only receive patients that are directed from a nearby base?

Hey all, I'm currently a BSN student, rotating in the ER for the next 10 weeks or so. I am at a hospital in Southern California, apparently this facility is a base hospital for EMS. Please forgive my lack of knowledge but what is a "base" hospital and how does this differentiate from a "non-base" hospital? I am somewhat familiar with the role of the MICN, at the facility I'm at there is a few per shift, and whoever is near the phone when it rings will answer it. Now my question for all the MICNs on the site is: what is the procedure for answering the phone/radio? I can never seem to catch someone to ask them, I hear the nurse answer with something along the lines of "XXXX Base, contact time is XXXX, and your MICN is XXXX" is there a particular format to answer/receive report from EMS? Again, I apologize for my lack of knowledge, I aspire to land a position in this ER upon graduation and I want to be as knowledgeable as possible going into each shift. Thanks!

Hello all, Please forgive for my lack of knowledge but I've searched the web as well as the various posts on here and can't find an answer. I am a nursing student doing a 10week rotation at a small (15 bed) ER in Southern California. In this particular facility we have a PLN (Paramedic Liason Nurse) he's an RN and he does not take on an assignment, he's used more in a float/MICN/break relief role, from what i've seen. We have several MICNs on shift (not designated, whoever is near the radio answers it first) as well as a designated float RN (typically our 3p-3a RN) so im curious as to what his role is in the ER. Thanks for all your help.