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Assurance, access to OERSSIRF grant (Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Stabilization and Improvement Revolving Fund), to name a few. Special thanks to the crew-members of each fire depart-ment and Marshall Co EMS. Your efforts were greatly appre-ciated. Congratulations! If your agency / fire de-partment would be interested in becoming an EMRA, as an indi-vidual agency or a group, please contact Emergency Systems at 405-271-4027. We would be proud to help you take this step. Effective December 19, 2011, the first Oklahoma County-Wide EMRA was certified in Marshall, County. This is an amazing coor-dination of the Fire Departments within the county coming to-gether to offer a certified, trained, medical response prior to ambulance arrival. Fire Departments - Enos/Cardinal Cove, Buncombe Creek, Lebanon VFD, Huani Creek, Willis/Powell, Kingston FD, Tri-City VFD, Caney/Soldier Creek are all partnering with Marshall County EMS. This new Emergency Medical Response Agency will ensure that prompt, quality assistance will be readily available for all citizens and travelers of Marshall County, Oklahoma. The ability to respond prior to an ambulance arrival is crucial in rural areas that have many miles between a possible call and the ambulance base location. By using a coordinated system of EMRs, working under an EMRA certification, quality first aid—and in some instances—advanced care can be rendered while waiting for the arrival of a fully-staffed licensed ambulance. EMRAs play a crucial role in our trauma system by providing care and stabilization of patients prior to the arrival of a transport agency. Benefits of “being” an EMRA include: sponsoring agency—shared training, Medical Direc-tor, protocols and individual protocols, insurance, Quality Marshall County EMRA (Emergency Medical Response Agency) FIRST COUNTY WIDE EMRA IN THE STATE! (Who will be next?) be available for you, however; the final written curriculum is under revision and will be dis-seminated to you as soon as available. The OSDH Emergency Sys-tems development staff will be hosting two separate trainings in January to accommodate you. The dates are as follows: January 5, 2012 (Thursday) January 13, 2012 (Friday) Classes will be held at the Oklahoma State Department of Health in OKC. The classes are scheduled from 9am to 12pm and will be held in Room 1102. In order to accommodate all participants, we will need to have an accurate head count of those who plan on attending and which specific date you will at-tend. Space is limited. Volume 1, Issue 4 Dec 2011 OSDH / Emergency Systems Upcoming Meet-ings : Jan / March 2012 RTAB 1 - 01/24/2012 2 - 02/14/2012 3 - 02/02/2012 4 - 02/23/2012 5 - 02/09/2012 6 - 02/21/2012 7 - 01/03/2012 8 - 01/10/2012 CQI 1 - 01/24/2012 2/4/7 - 03/08/2012 3 - 03/01/2012 5 - 03/15/2012 6/8 - 01/10/2012 MAC 01/18/2012 OERSDAC 02/16/2012 OTSIDAC 02/01/2012 FYI: EMS News 2 Awards 2 Education Brief 2 Kiamichi Training Simulator 3 2011 CQI Review 3 ACRONYMS 3 A-Z Series—”B” 4 Phone Directory 4 OTEP (Oklahoma Trauma and Education Program) ***** SAVE THE DATE ***** Training on the OTEP Educa-tion modules and Trauma DVD is scheduled for January. Two final classes are being offered to EMS Agencies and Hospitals for the OTEP training. If you were not available during your 4th Quarter regional RTAB, and failed to receive your mate-rials and training, it is not too late. We are also extending an invitation to all training institu-tions in Oklahoma. The DVD will The publication is issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, as authorized by Terry Cline, PhD, Commissioner of Health and Secretary of Health and Human Services. Copies have not been printed but are available on the Oklahoma State Department of Health website at www.health.ok.gov Newsletters will be found at - Protective Health - Trauma Division - Newsletters Page 1
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Title | Volume 1 Issue 4 - 2011 December 1 |
Full text | Assurance, access to OERSSIRF grant (Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Stabilization and Improvement Revolving Fund), to name a few. Special thanks to the crew-members of each fire depart-ment and Marshall Co EMS. Your efforts were greatly appre-ciated. Congratulations! If your agency / fire de-partment would be interested in becoming an EMRA, as an indi-vidual agency or a group, please contact Emergency Systems at 405-271-4027. We would be proud to help you take this step. Effective December 19, 2011, the first Oklahoma County-Wide EMRA was certified in Marshall, County. This is an amazing coor-dination of the Fire Departments within the county coming to-gether to offer a certified, trained, medical response prior to ambulance arrival. Fire Departments - Enos/Cardinal Cove, Buncombe Creek, Lebanon VFD, Huani Creek, Willis/Powell, Kingston FD, Tri-City VFD, Caney/Soldier Creek are all partnering with Marshall County EMS. This new Emergency Medical Response Agency will ensure that prompt, quality assistance will be readily available for all citizens and travelers of Marshall County, Oklahoma. The ability to respond prior to an ambulance arrival is crucial in rural areas that have many miles between a possible call and the ambulance base location. By using a coordinated system of EMRs, working under an EMRA certification, quality first aid—and in some instances—advanced care can be rendered while waiting for the arrival of a fully-staffed licensed ambulance. EMRAs play a crucial role in our trauma system by providing care and stabilization of patients prior to the arrival of a transport agency. Benefits of “being” an EMRA include: sponsoring agency—shared training, Medical Direc-tor, protocols and individual protocols, insurance, Quality Marshall County EMRA (Emergency Medical Response Agency) FIRST COUNTY WIDE EMRA IN THE STATE! (Who will be next?) be available for you, however; the final written curriculum is under revision and will be dis-seminated to you as soon as available. The OSDH Emergency Sys-tems development staff will be hosting two separate trainings in January to accommodate you. The dates are as follows: January 5, 2012 (Thursday) January 13, 2012 (Friday) Classes will be held at the Oklahoma State Department of Health in OKC. The classes are scheduled from 9am to 12pm and will be held in Room 1102. In order to accommodate all participants, we will need to have an accurate head count of those who plan on attending and which specific date you will at-tend. Space is limited. Volume 1, Issue 4 Dec 2011 OSDH / Emergency Systems Upcoming Meet-ings : Jan / March 2012 RTAB 1 - 01/24/2012 2 - 02/14/2012 3 - 02/02/2012 4 - 02/23/2012 5 - 02/09/2012 6 - 02/21/2012 7 - 01/03/2012 8 - 01/10/2012 CQI 1 - 01/24/2012 2/4/7 - 03/08/2012 3 - 03/01/2012 5 - 03/15/2012 6/8 - 01/10/2012 MAC 01/18/2012 OERSDAC 02/16/2012 OTSIDAC 02/01/2012 FYI: EMS News 2 Awards 2 Education Brief 2 Kiamichi Training Simulator 3 2011 CQI Review 3 ACRONYMS 3 A-Z Series—”B” 4 Phone Directory 4 OTEP (Oklahoma Trauma and Education Program) ***** SAVE THE DATE ***** Training on the OTEP Educa-tion modules and Trauma DVD is scheduled for January. Two final classes are being offered to EMS Agencies and Hospitals for the OTEP training. If you were not available during your 4th Quarter regional RTAB, and failed to receive your mate-rials and training, it is not too late. We are also extending an invitation to all training institu-tions in Oklahoma. The DVD will The publication is issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, as authorized by Terry Cline, PhD, Commissioner of Health and Secretary of Health and Human Services. Copies have not been printed but are available on the Oklahoma State Department of Health website at www.health.ok.gov Newsletters will be found at - Protective Health - Trauma Division - Newsletters Page 1 |
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