Is not the solution to the problem of 911 vehicles transporting non emergent patients a function of dispatch triage? I'm a paramedic who has worked in an urban setting for a private ambulance company and the dispatchers were skilled at getting the appropriate "ride" for the patient. The urban setting had 911 vehicles, both EMT and paramedic, in addition to ambulettes and wheelchair transport vans. It is to the companies advantage to utilize resources appropriately. I realize operations may be different in other parts of the country, but it sure works nice in Phoenix.
