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The OHIO ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
"Meeting EMS needs of OHIO since 1965" A 501-(C)-3 Non Profit Organization (Which means that contributions are Tax Deductible and receipts are available from any Board member) (expires February 28, 2011)
To everyone, especially those members of OAEMS, who have deployed to Haiti
Your Brothers and Sisters at The Ohio Association of EMS ..................................
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OAEMS Education Conferences (includes a MedFlight provided "Pig Lab")
7600 Fulton Rd. NW Massillon, OH 44646
April 9 - 11, 2010
2010 ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE Hyatt Capital Square 75 E. State Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 June 22 - June 27, 2010
FALL 2010 CONFERENCE
570 East Leffel Lane
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Contact us
Karen Beavers
Pat Roberts
Shane Cochrane
Bill 'Doc' Roberts
Melanie Erbaugh
Larry Chaffin
Larry Paine
Don Phillips
Brian Rogers
Kat Sayre
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OAEMS PHONE NUMBERS
- The previous difficulties with our business office
phone numbers are being corrected. Our previous provider had been
dragging their feet for over 6 months and have finally released the
numbers for transfer to the new service provider. The
bad news is that the 1-800-382-9960 number (which was supposed to be up and running on 05 February 2010)
encountered yet another glitch and now should be available by
Tuesday, February 09, 2010.
The good news is that the
regular local number, 937-497-0532 (formerly 497-0542) is up and
running fine. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
The OHIO ASSOCIATION
OF
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
"Meeting EMS needs of OHIO since 1965"
A 501-(C)-3 Non Profit Organization
(Which means that contributions are Tax Deductible and receipts are available from any Board member)
(expires February 28, 2011)
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To everyone, especially those members of OAEMS, who have deployed to Haiti
in support of the
earthquake rescue effort,
our best wishes go forth for a safe and speedy return.
Your Brothers and Sisters at The Ohio Association of EMS
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Education Conferences
7600
Fulton Rd. NW
Massillon, OH 44646
April 9 - 11, 2010
Hyatt Capital Square
75 E. State Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
June 22 - June 27, 2010
570 East Leffel Lane
Springfield, OH 45505
Currently in the planning stage for October 2010
Contact us
Karen Beavers
EMT-P, CEI
Pat Roberts
EMT-P, CMA, CEI
Shane Cochrane, EMT-P
Bill 'Doc' Roberts
EMT-P, CEI, USN/MC(Ret)
Melanie Erbaugh
RN, MSN, ACPNP, EMT-P
Larry Chaffin, EMT-P
Larry Paine, EMT-I
Don Phillips, EMT-P, EMSI
Brian Rogers, EMT-P
Kat Sayre
Mike "Pineapple" Raymond
Bill 'Doc' Roberts
EMT-P, CEI, USN/MC(Ret)
Misc.
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North Canton, Ohio
Classes will be at
Jackson High School
April 9 - 11, 2010
(Most lodging options are within a few minutes of the Pro Football Hall of Fame)
Winter 2010 Conference follow up message: After the conference had completed, it was discovered that we forgot to draw for the On-Going Raffle. The drawing was held by having a ineligible 3d party (the MPA's young daughter) pull a name from the box. Congratulations go out to Christina Herstine for having the winning ticket.
Effective on December 14, 2009, sufficient supplies of H1N1 influenza
vaccines became available to permit the vaccination of all individuals
who request the vaccine regardless of whether or not the individual was
within the original designated target at-risk population. On December
15, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a
non-safety-related voluntary recall of several lots of the 0.25 ml
pre-filled syringes of the Sanofi Pasteur® H1N1 vaccine.
(click here for full text in PDF)
2009 H1N1 IMMUNIZATION PROVIDER SURVEY
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On October 7, 2009, Governor Ted Strickland issued an emergency
proclamation regarding H1N1 vaccine which allowed Emergency
Medical Technicians to perform H1N1 immunizations and administer
H1N1 related drugs.
A survey has been created by the Ohio EMS Division to gauge and
better understand how this declaration affected EMS in Ohio and
how much assistance the Governor's proclamation gave to the
public health community's H1N1 response efforts.
It is a very brief survey and we would appreciate each agency's
response, even if that agency didn't participate in
administering vaccinations.
The survey can be found at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JRDTR9B.
OAEMS WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A
WELCOME - to the following
professionals to the OAEMS family. Dr. Jim Apesos, MD has joined Dr. Alex
Kudewicz, MD as our newest Medical Advisor. Also, we welcome Tom
Kerrigan, Attorney At Law, as our new Legal Advisor.
Annual
Election for OAEMS Officers -
will be upon us soon. This year,
the positions of Vice-President, District 3 Director and
District 5 Director will be voted upon. If you are interested in
any of these positions, you need to get your letter of intent to
the
Marketing and PublicationsAdministrator as
soon as possible. Just a refresher, for V.P., you must
have served at least one (1) year as a Board Member and have
been an individual member in good standing for a minimum of one
(1) year prior to the date of the election. For the position of
District Director, you must reside within the boundaries of the
District you wish to represent and have been an individual
member in good standing for a minimum of one (1) year prior to
the date of the election. To review the duties of each office,
you are encouraged to visit the
Code of Regulations - Section 6.
A REMINDER TO FIREFIGHTER CERTIFIED EMS RESPONDERS
- OAEMS member (Chief) Gary Black
asked that we remind all of our dual certified members regarding the
need to renew fire certifications. He believes' [that] there have been cases
where individuals are failing to renew their certifications. As a
result, individuals are having to re-test to regain their certification.
We have included a link below that lists the training requirements
for recertification of fire cards.
http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/ems_hdi_complete_fire_ce_require.pdf
OHIO EMS RULES CHANGES
went into effect on July 2, 2009. Go
Here
are the details
and go
HERE
for Ongoing
EMS Updates from O.D.P.S.
ALERT RED FLAG RULES:
What Health Care Workers Need To Know About Complying With
New Requirements For Fighting Identify Theft. Click
HERE
to read the letter from O.D.P.S.
The
tool kit, and more, can be found at
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Concussion/.
1) Heartstart FR2+ automated
external defibrillator Models M3860A and M3840A are equipped
with an ECG Module. M3860A is under the Philips label and
M3840A is under the Laerdal label. 4 model (catalog) numbers
are affected: M3860A, M3861A, M3840A, and M3841A. Specifics
for each code: M3860A: Philips Heartstart FR2+ Defibrillator
with ECG Module (various languages) M3861A: Philips
Heartstart FR2+ Defibrillator Text Display, No ECG Module
(various languages). M3840A: Laerdal Branded Heartstart FR2+
Defibrillator with ECG Module (various languages).
M3841A: Laerdal Branded Heartstart FR2+ Defibrillator Text
Display, No ECG Module (various languages). Recall #
Z-0063-2010; 2) Heartstart FR2+ automated external defibrillator
models M3861A and M3841A are NOT equipped with the ECG
Module. Model M3861A is under the Philips label and M3841A
is under the Laerdal label. Recall # Z-0062-2010 REASON: A potential exists for a
component failure, which, if it occurs, could result in the
inability to deliver therapy. VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE:
5808 units DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, Canada,
Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Finland, France,
Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia,
Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,
Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
GO BUCKEYES!
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Two day Critical Care
Course at OSU
Click
HERE
for details
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Recipe Books are Printed
and Ready!!
Thanks for your responses!!
Price: $10.00 + $2.00 shipping and handling. Look for them at every conference or Email the
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The below misc. items were submitted by OAEMS Members as a Public
Service for their fellow responders
AN INCREDIBLE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
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You've seen excerpts on the news, now see it in it's entirety.
Click HERE
to view the full Driving While
Texting P.S.A.
View this with your teenagers, friends
and pass it along.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Have you checked the tires on
your car or Medic Unit lately?
The below linked video will
(animation courtesy
of Burgess Ambulance and Sales)
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INSTRUCTORS, HISTORY BUFFS AND OTHER
INTERESTED PERSONS. CLICK ON THE BELOW LINK
FOR A VIDEO BY JAMES O. 'JIM' PAGE
DOCUMENTING
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An
OAEMS Member is very instrumental in Montgomery County 's permanent
FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL.
Click
HERE
to view video of dedication ceremonies
courtesy of
WHIO-TV Channel 7 Dayton, Ohio
^^^^^^^^^^^^
A Seattle Washington Uniform Co.
provides free dress uniforms for Fallen Firefighter and EMS
Responders...C
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A one in a million RESCUE Click
HERE
to see the video
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Click
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The ANNUAL OAEMS FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL SERVICE
is once again rapidly approaching and once again the
planning committee is seeking your assistance. Please
contact Committee Chairperson
Sally Chaffin
if you would like to help.
If you wish to submit the
name of a Public Safety Service's Fallen Hero, please
Fill out our form!" Web Master
note: If you encounter problems with this form, please go to the 2010 FALLEN
HERO MEMORIAL FORM in the Misc. column to the left of this page.(
WUFOO.com
has provided the tools to make this interactive form
available to you free of charge)
H1N1-2009/2010 Virus -
The 2009/10 H1N1 Influenza Virus has been
officially downgraded from a National Pandemic, but remains as a
pandemic on the State Level. The members of OAEMS urge
all First Responders and EMS
personnel to visit the
Centers for Disease Control
or your local Health Department
for updates.
H1N1-2009/2010
Update
from Dr. Carol Cunningham,
State
EMS Medical Director (dated
12-17-2009)
-As we approach the
end of the calendar year, I wanted to communicate a brief update to our
EMS community as we continue to address the H1N1 influenza pandemic.
From the reports that I have received from our local health districts,
the participation of EMS in the mass immunization efforts has clearly
been invaluable to them, and the training of EMS personnel in the
administration of the H1N1 vaccine has been efficacious and implemented
smoothly. CALIFORNIA CASUALTY HOME
AND AUTO INSURANCE IS OFFERING DISCOUNTS EXCLUSIVELY FOR OAEMS
MEMBERS -
You have
reason to take great pride in the important job you do. We
believe your commitment deserves to be rewarded. For details,
click
HERE.MISSION:
LIFELINE - Is the American Heart
Association's national initiative to advance the systems of care for patients
with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The overarching
goal of the initiative is to reduce death and disability for STEMI patients and
improve quality of care. Ohio Mission: Lifeline is conducting a survey to
ultimately help improve the response and treatment of STEMI patients. Please
visit their site
WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/S/OHIOEMSASSESSMENT
and take the survey.
DIFFICULT RESCUE, LARGE FIRE, NEED TO
DECOMPRESS? - There exist a little
known group here in Ohio that may be the answers to your aches and pains. MERT
OHIO recently paid a very welcomed visit to the OAEMS Winter Conference
(Columbus , Ohio) to provide massages to the Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement
Officers in attendance. Visit
the
Massage Emergency Response Team (MERT)
website for details about their FREE service. In Ohio, call 800-281-6548
or 513-226-5116 or contact
tstigers@packagingcorp.com
ARE YOU A CAMPER, A OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST
OR JUST SOMEONE THAT NEEDS TO GET AWAY TO SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU
DON'T HEAR SIRENS?
to view the
helmet and the raffle details.
on the subject line.
both open your eyes and shock
you !
or go to
lighthouseuniform.com