re: #342 Dark_Falcon

They could still alert police or paramedics via phone. I think prononymous had the best, point about the dangers of consolidation. So maybe you consolidate into 12 or so larger centers. That still provides redundancy.

Larger centers = larger call volume = less time for calls and a higher risk of mistakes.

It’s better to have a larger distribution of poison centers spread across the country. This allows what is an emergency service to better serve people by giving them responders in a more localized area, and by spreading the call volume farther to allow for better, more thorough responses.

It’s an EMERGENCY SERVICE. You don’t outsource that or have someone call three or four states away to get help when they need it. It has to be much closer to people.