EMS Week 2008
 The
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has declared the week of
May 18-24, 2008 as National EMS Week.
This year's theme is "EMS: Your Life is
Our Mission".
Resources and other materials related to EMS Week can be downloaded
from the ACEP website at www.acep.org.
Additionally, in recognition of EMS Week, Sheetz stores within
Pennsylvania are offering a free medium sized coffee or soft drink to
anyone with a valid EMS certification card or in uniform on May 21,
2008, which is also EMS for Children Day. A copy of the Sheetz
announcement is available here.
 On
May 24, 2008 the National EMS Memorial Service (NEMSMS)
will be held in Roanoke, Va, to recognize EMS providers that died in the
line of duty. The service this year will recognize David Aaron
Sauder from Leola Ambulance Association who was killed in a motor
vehicle collision in February, 2007.
As part of the NEMSMS, riders with the
National EMS Memorial Bike Ride
will travel through the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania on May 18,
2008 enroute to Roanoke. Joe Schmider, Director, Bureau of
Emergency Medical Services is asking EMS providers across the state to
support the riders during their trip through Pennsylvania.
A schedule of events and
further information can be downloaded here.
Local 911 centers will also be offered the opportunity to participate in
the memorial service through the
National Moment of Silence. This
requests a moment of radio silence, coinciding with the Memorial
Service, allowing providers across the nation the opportunity to
participate in the National EMS Memorial Service.
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2007-2008 Training Schedule
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HOT List
-Heparin
Recall Information
May 12, 2008
-Updated Continuing Education
May 9, 2008
-EMS
Information Bulletins #049-053
December 3, 2007
-2008 Medical Command
Authorization Forms Available
November 28, 2007
-EMSIB#
48-Capnography-Frequently Asked Questions
August 24, 2007
-Statewide ALS Protocol Drug List
Revised 07/01/07
-Revisions
to EMS Act-Final Version
UPDATED-05/18/07
-On-line Registration for
LMS
Posted 12/12/06
-2005 Annual
Report-Patient Care Report Data Now Available: The annual
report of trends and statistics for 2005 PCR data is now available here.
Report Hospital Diversion Status
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Curve Wash Out!
It would seem that there is no
better predictor of rain than the annual EMS Night at the Curve!
This year's program ended up as a complete wash-out as the torrential
downpour began before the first inning and resulted in the
cancellation of the scheduled double-header.
However, all was not lost. Ticket holders for the EMS Night at
the Curve can still use their tickets to attend any regularly
scheduled Curve home game this season.
Hope we see you under the umbrellas next year!
NEMSIS Compliance
All services are
reminded of the need to move to a NEMSIS Gold compliant patient care
reporting system prior to January 1, 2009.
Services that purchased systems through the 2007-2008 EMSOF program
will be contacted by vendors to coordinate implementation of the
system. Services
that have not yet planned for the transition should evaluate the
available options and ensure that they will be ready to move within
the deadline.
While transitioning
to the NEMSIS dataset, Southern Alleghenies will have very limited
numbers of paper PCR's available. |
