(dia: ja) 12141 Rit 61236 Herman van den Berghstraat

What happened?

On 29 April 2024 at 20:37, an ambulance was dispatched to a 112 emergency call in Haarlem, on Herman Van Den Berghstraat. The ambulance dispatch centre coordinates the response and sends a crew with priority lights and sirens to provide first aid on-site and — if needed — transport the patient to the nearest suitable hospital.

The ambulance was dispatched as a Direct Deployment (DIA): the dispatcher was still gathering details from the caller, but the ambulance had already been sent on the basis of the first signals. This avoids losing time in situations that look immediately life-threatening.