Meeting called to order at 19:35 hrs at St. Mikes 

Minutes for January 11, 2001 were approved.

In Attendance were:

• (R) Peter Keibel, Bolton Valley Ski Patrol - Absent

• (R) Mike Richards, Burlington Fire Department

• (A) Rebecca Webb, Charlotte Rescue

• (R) Tara Pacy, Colchester Rescue, Chair

• (A) Jim Kellogg, Essex Jct. Fire Department

• (R) Greg Wolf, Essex Rescue - Absent

• (R) Debbie Baron, Grand Isle Rescue - Absent

• (R) Kathy Karg, Hinesburg First Response

• (R) Ed Wildman, Huntington First Response - Absent

• (A) Lee Jones, IBM Rescue

• (R) Katrina Sinkewicz, Lamoille Ambulance Service

• (R) Tanner Trombly, Malletts Bay Fire Department

• (R) Rod Moore, Milton Rescue

• (R) Lee Jones, Richmond Rescue, Clerk

• (R) Jeff Curren, Shelburne Rescue

• (R) Maureen Leahy, South Burlington Fire Department

• (A) R. Bellows, South Hero Rescue - Absent

• (R) Heather Bramwell, St. Michael’s Rescue

• (R) Ginny Pelletier, UVM Rescue

• (R) Bill Clark, Vergennes Area Rescue - Absent

• (R) VTANG - Absent

• (R) Kevin Wood, Williston Rescue

• Sue Elliott, Medical Direction

• Kirsten Jacquith, MHCIC

• Greg Thweatt, District Training Chair

• Arliene Torre, Treasurer

• Jim Laskarzewski, Training Committee Clerk

• Brian Wellnitz, Northern Vt Heavy Rescue/Essex Jct. Fire

Letter from Bolton Valley Ski Resort requesting EMT's to cover a Snow Cross race 

TREASURER REPORT

Checkbook Balance $ 15,579.44

Merrill Lynch $ 3,204.09

MEDICAL DIRECTION:

Intubation - Maj continues to work with the ER staff on intubation, the meeting of the Journal Club that was to review prehospital intubation was postponed again.

EMT-I Curriculum - No decision yet, still looking at what should and should not be included.

Sue still has to contact Paul Marrow at the Medical Examiners office on what to do with patients that are declared dead prior to the ambulance arrival at the ER.

The combi-tube was discussed at the last Journal Club. At the present time it does not have the support of the ER staff. Tara to ask Ruth Uphold about the combi-tube.

Mike Richards asked if we really needed to continue extension tubes on IVs. The ER staff would prefer to have all IVs with an extension tube.

MHCIC:

As of March 1, 2001 ambulances will no longer be able to obtain their supplies. If your service wants to be able to order supplies from FAHC, you need to call Distribution and set up an account.

Please stamp all forms with the patients card. This is important for the staff when they need to file the run sheets with the patients forms. Please try to place the stamp on the edge so that it is readable.

Construction is to start within the next month in the ER entrance area.. The ER parking lot will be gone as it will be a large hole, there will be a tunnel under the road, the canopy will be removed. At times you will only be able to access the ER by Colchester Ave or by the Main Street entrance.  A construction update will be posted on the EMS web server every week. 

The new ambulance bay is expected to be completed by the fall of 2001.

Once again the ER is asking that you give them an update on your patient as soon as possible. 

The focus group that is to include EMS people has not met for a while, and there in no schedule for the next meeting. 

There was a lengthy discussion on FACT keeping their ambulance in the ER bay. This has caused wait time for incoming ambulances. It was explained that the FACT units needed to be plugged in to keep warm and that the outside outlets were not reliable. Several suggestions were made, one was to get a spot at UVM Rescue. As the construction starts this is also going to become more of a problem and we were asked to try to work with it. FACT crews will also attempt to remove the unit when more than one ambulance is in route to the ER.

POLICY AND PROCEDURES:  NONE

LOGISTICS:

Rod Moore from Milton and Ray Walker from Hinesburg have volunteered to help with the review of all of the policies.

E-911: 

Some of the 911 operators have requested to ride along on an ambulance to learn what happens in the field. BFD stated that they have a ride along policy and would be happy to have any of the dispatchers participate. Contact Mike Richards at BFD.

TRAINING: 

Evaluators and patient models are needed at the February 15th recert exam. They should be there at 6 PM.

Greg is still looking for the surveys that were sent to each squad.

The 1st module for the continuation of the First Response program is suppose to be ready next month.

A discussion on what squads should do with the new First Responders or how to handle the multiple certification levels of the new ECA. The consensus was that each squad needs to develop there own policy and it should not be a district wide policy.

OLD BUSINESS:

Nominating Committee - Maureen Leahy and Rod Moore were appointed as the committee. They will be contacting members. It should be noted that 3 positions are open, Chair, Vice Chair and Clerk. Tara, Bill and Lee have stated that they would not be running this year.

It was proposed that the annual meeting in April be a combined training/board dinner meeting and that squad directors would be invited. Locations will be researched and recommended at the March meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

Motion to sponsor Craig Lamoureux to attend a one day workshop to complete the instructor training course. There will not be any cost to the District. Motion made by Kathy Karg and seconded by Maureen Leahy. Motion passed.

Adjourned 2030

Submitted by

Lee Jones

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