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| EMS, FIRE RESCUE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SINCE 1998 | | | |
July 2009 | Vol. 12 No. 7
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Swift, High-Tech Response Keeps EMS on Top of Swine Flu Outbreak
A lot has changed since 8,098 people became sick with SARS during the 2003 worldwide outbreak. Today, information travels at supersonic speeds via e-mail, the Internet, Twitter, Wikis, GIS maps and social networks. Instead of having too little information when a crisis occurs, some people think there is too much. ....
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Specific Strategies on Downsizing Field Deployment in a Tough Economy, Part II
Last month, we looked at service reduction planning using a multi-measure matrix or table to identify and measure different values in a coverage zone. In addition to re-deployment strategies, other options for triaging service costs exist. These include changing the services provided, the type of licensed staffing used on various crews and the mix of units fielded. Consider each of these strategies as they relate to your core mission. …....
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Quick Look: NTSB Issues Recommendations to Federal EMS Committee
In response to its investigation into a 2008 Motorcoach rollover near Mexican Hat, Utah, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued two recommendations to the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) to improve EMS response in rural areas. The accident occurred in an area lacking wireless telephone service, ALS-equipped ambulances and, on this day, the good weather required for helicopter EMS response.....
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Q&A with Jerry Overton, Emergency Services Safety Advocate
For the past 20-plus years, Jerry Overton has been considered one of the brightest and most forward-thinking EMS leaders in the world. He is known internationally for helping develop EMS systems that balance quality and value while pursuing what is best for patients—and best for the workers who touch patients. After 18 years as the top executive officer for the Richmond Ambulance Authority, Overton is following his passion for safety and has taken a position…....
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Research Monitor: Trauma Data Lost in Handovers
Important information about trauma patients may not survive the handover from EMS to emergency department staff, found David C. Cone of Yale University School of Medicine and colleagues. A review of 96 trauma cases at a level 1 emergency department showed patient charts contained only about 73 percent of the pertinent information provided by EMS personnel during patient handovers. ....
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Note from the Publisher: Making a Real Difference
A few weeks ago, the National EMS Advisory Committee (NEMSAC) assembled in a hotel near Ronald Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., for a regularly scheduled meeting. The two dozen members were selected to give voice to every major segment of EMS, but they don’t represent particular associations.....
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