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Hurst
receives Governor's award |
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Donna Hurst
receives Governor’s Award for Outstanding
Contribution to EMS by a Nurse |
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Donna Hurst, RN (of
Augusta Health and the Staunton Augusta Rescue
Squad) was awarded the Governor’s Award for
Outstanding Contribution to EMS by a Nurse at
the 35th Virginia EMS Symposium and Awards
Ceremony Saturday at the Norfolk Waterside
Marriott.
Donna has been
with the Staunton-Augusta First Aid and Rescue
Squad, Inc. for more than 25 years. During that
time, she has faithfully served this
organization in numerous ways. Donna started out
serving on committees when she was a junior
member. Since becoming a senior member she has
held the offices of Captain, First Lieutenant,
Secretary, and currently President. She has
served on numerous committees such as Fund
Drive, ALS, Supply, Disaster and currently
chair’s the Recruitment/ Retention Committee.
She is also a member of the ALS competition
team. She is an EMT Instructor and an ALS
provider at the level of Intermediate. She has
shown dedication, responsibility, professional
behavior, special skill in the pre hospital
environment. |
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Critzer
elected Advisory Board Chair |
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Gary Critzer
elected Virginia EMS Advisory Board |
 Gary
Critzer, Central Shenandoah Emergency Medical
Services Council President, was elected as
Chairperson for the State Emergency Medical
Services Advisory Board at its quarterly meeting
in Norfolk on Wednesday November 9. Critzer, who
represents the City of Waynesboro on the CSEMS
Council Board, was appointed to the State EMS
Advisory Board by Governor McDonnell in July.
The State
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
advises the State Board of Health concerning the
administration of the statewide emergency
medical care system and emergency medical
services vehicles maintained and operated to
provide transportation to persons requiring
emergency medical treatment. It also reviews and
makes recommendations on the Statewide Emergency
Medical Services Plan. The State Emergency
Medical Services Advisory Board is composed of
28 members appointed by the Governor. |
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Training |
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EMT
course slated for Lexington |
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Council to offer
daylight EMT class starting in February |
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 The
Central Shenandoah EMS Council will conduct an
EMT-Basic program starting February 23, 2012
at the Lexington Fire Department in Lexington, VA. The
EMT course is designed to provide training to
prepare an individual to function independently
in a medical emergency. This course provides the
basic knowledge and skills needed to provide
basic life support (BLS) care and is required to
progress to more advanced levels of pre-hospital
patient care. The program is scheduled to conclude with state
testing on June 18, 2012. If you have any
questions about the program, contact
Mandi McComas. |
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Announcement
On-Line Registration
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Training |
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Spring
EMT-Enhanced course scheduled |
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Class starts
February 14 in Staunton at CSEMS office |
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 The
Central Shenandoah EMS Council will conduct an
EMT-Enhanced program starting February 14, 2012
at the CSEMS Council office in Staunton, VA.
The EMT-Enhanced: Virginia Standard Curriculum
represents an entry level advanced care provider
and can be used as either a terminal objective
in itself or a transition to higher levels of
education and/or certification at the
EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic levels.
Entrance examinations are being conducted in
December and January. Interested providers
should register on-line for the entrance exam
and complete the application packet, carefully
following the instructions contained therein.
The program is scheduled to conclude with state
testing on June 23, 2012. If you have any
questions about the program, contact
Mandi McComas. |
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Announcement
Application Packet
Entrance Exam On-Line Registration
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Protocols |
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Drug
Box Notice |
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Fentanyl, Valium
and Morphine shortages |
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Regional
hospital pharmacies are experiencing shortages of
fentanyl and Valium. Refer to the following
documentation for the latest information on these
shortages. |
Medication Shortages
Updated 1/2/12 |
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Recall/Supply
Notices |
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Oridian ETCO2 Alert
(Update)
1/24/12 |
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Triad Alcohol Prep Pads
3/8/11 |
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King
LTS-D Airways
3/4/11 |
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King
Airway Lubricant
2/16/11 |
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Virginia
DDNR |
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Virginia
DDNR regulations updated |
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The
revised Durable Do Not Resuscitate (DDNR)
regulations became effective on July 20, 2011. At
this time, the Office of EMS is developing
informational resources to provide education on the
changes. The amendments to the regulations regarding
DDNR orders add several definitions, specify that
DDNR forms may be obtained from the OEMS website,
and allow legible electronic copies of DDNR orders
to be used and recognized as valid by health care
facilities. The changes made since publication of
the proposed regulations amend and revise portions
of the regulations to highlight corrections in
terminology, clarify the honoring of the DDNR by all
levels of health care providers, and allow the use
of current technology to obtain and implement the
DDNR forms. |
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Virginia DDNR Program
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Drug
Boxes |
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Regional
drug box system best practices released |
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The Regional
Drug Box Program Best Practices relate to the use of
the CSEMS/TJEMS regional medication and IV kits. The
best practices serve to provide regional guidance on
the acquisition, storage, usage and maintenance of
the drug box system. Local pharmacies may issue
policies that supersede or supplement the best
practices. The success of the regional drug box
program is based on the full understanding and
support of the system by EMS providers, hospital
pharmacists, Operational Medical Directors and
emergency department attending physicians. |
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Best Practices Document
Drug Box Page |
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Drug
Box Exchange |
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New drug
box exchange form starts May 10 |
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On May 3, the
regional hospital pharmacies met and decided that
effective May 10, 2011, ALS providers will be
required to complete the
Controlled Substance Pharmacy Exchange Form
whenever a Schedule II - V controlled drug is used
(i.e. fentanyl, morphine, Versed and Valium). |
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Memo: Controlled Substance
Pharmacy Exchange Form |
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Starting in November of
last year, a subcommittee of the Medical Control
Review Committee (MCRC) was formed to begin working
on protocol modifications. After four work sessions
and numerous hours of work, the changes were
presented to and approved by the MCRC on February
10. On March 31, the operational medical directors
approved the protocols and the MCRC made a few
housekeeping updates on April 25. These protocol
changes will become effective on June 1, 2011.