Every year city departments are required to present a performance report to the Mayor, City Council and citizen stakeholders (Service Level Report). Under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the departments discuss their mission, financial inputs, workload outputs, measures of efficiency & effectiveness (including comparisons to other cities & industry norms), results and their issues and concerns for the future.

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF A TRUE EMERGENCY?

Know which symptoms to watch for. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians and other national organizations, the following are some of the warning signs of a medical emergency:

	Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
	Chest or upper abdominal pain or pressure
	Fainting or loss of consciousness
	Unresponsiveness when talked to or touched
	Drowning
	Unexplained seizures or convulsions
	Sudden dizziness, weakness, or change in vision
	Mental change (such as confusion, unusual behavior, difficulty waking or speaking)
	Unexplained severe headache
	Sudden or intense pain
	Bleeding that won't stop
	Severe vaginal bleeding
	Coughing up or vomiting blood
	Suicidal or homicidal feelings
	Choking
	Severe burns
	Allergic reaction
	Trauma (injury)
	Hypothermia or abnormally low body temperature
	Heat stress or exhaustion
	Motor vehicle accident injury
	Industrial accident
	Drug overdose or poisoning
	Neck or back injury

 

Make the right call If it is potentially life threatening, or you
are in doubt, don't guess...Call 911.