Vermont EMS District # 3 October 14, 2004 Minutes

Attendance: R = Representative, A = Alternate

Introductions:

Medora Plimpton – Training Officer, Richmond Rescue and alternate for district meetings

Pete Munsell – Shelburne Rescue, and alternate for district

Vermont EMS District # 3

Approval of Minutes:

• Correction to September minutes: Greg Thweatt went to Hollywood, CA and Mike O’Keefe went to another conference.  Both of them worked on the “Learning Online for EMS” project.

Correspondence:

• Congrats to the Boston Red Sox on winning the ALCS & World Series!

Treasurer’s Report:

• Total Checking = $13,008.51
  • Classes = $1,402.12
  • Dues = $4,948.60
  • Equipment = $6,657.79
• Merrill Lynch = $3,204.79
• Total Assets = $16,213.30

Motion to accept treasurer’s report: Lee Jones, 2^nd Doug Brent, motion carries.

Medical Direction: Dr. Weimersheimer on shift, Dr. James at a conference (Tara Pacy) 

• Facilitated online medical direction is going well
• QA systems (hospital side is up and running)
• Spinal Immobilization Protocol update: (Tara Pacy for Dr’s) Advised when doing the range of motion check on the patient, the patients head must be held by the EMT-I doing the exam.  This way movement is not performed to fast and detection of resistance can be felt.
• Nitro Orders: Make sure that EMT-I’s requesting nitro do so when they are ready for a FULL update on the patients condition.
• Recert forms given to KIJ to be taken to the ED to be signed.  Services must get the forms back from KIJ.  The radio room will not be responsible for the forms getting to the EMS office.  Each service / provider are responsible for their own forms.

Training Report:

• Update on courses: All course currently running are going fine.

v     EMT-I ’03 Class underway with 19 students: IREMS Mondays/Thursdays

v     EMT-B Class underway with 25 students: Rowell Monday/Wednesday

v     EMT-B Class underway with 17 students: Rowell Tuesday

v     First Responder Course @ CCVFC going well,  ? students (Pouliot)

v     Modules 4,5,6 at CCVFC w/ Rebecca (Webb)

• EMT Intermediate Transition Courses:

Ø      January 2005, Friday 01/07/05 @ 1800-2200, Saturday 01/08/05 @ 0800-1600, Friday 01/21/05 @ 1800-2200, Saturday 01/22/05 0800-1600, Saturday 02/05/05 0800-1200: Applications due by 12/15/04 Course cost TBD.

Ø      VTEMS Conference Workshop 03/30/05, 03/31/05, 04/01/05:  Applications via VTEMS Conference mailing in early 2005

Ø      April 2005: Monday evenings begins 04/04/05; Applications due 03/15/05 

• Fall Recertification Dates: November 16, 2005 at 1830; Rowell, UVM
• EMS Evaluators Course: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 1900 at Rowell, UVM
• District Training Officer Meeting: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at 1800 Rowell
• The district is in search of people interested in becoming proctors for testing.  Primarily this is for FRECA classes.
• Doug Brent (Chief SBFD) had question regarding I 03 Transition after July.  What if folks get people that are intermediates that need to be transitioned.  How will the district get those folks transitioned?  Instructors will be discussing this at an upcoming meeting.

 FAHC / FACT:

• Andy Beaulieu (St. Mikes) wondering what route to take people into triage?  KIJ / Tara Pacy advised to take them in via wheel chair and follow the “green” line.
• Andy Beaulieu (St. Mikes) heard that FACT did a couple of intercepts and wondered if this will become normal.  Tara Pacy advised that FACT would no longer be doing this.  These were special circumstances and they are not licensed to do that.  This message came from ED medical direction.  If you have questions regarding this, please contact Tara Pacy.

MCI / CCRPC:

• Al Barber (Chief, Hinesburg FD) advised that exercise planning is coming along.  Al will email the updated plans.  There is a tabletop that is being planned to be held at Essex High School.  As many folks that can attend the better.  Al Barber is the point of contact for this.
• Jim Laskarzewski (Asst. Chief, VTANG) advised the airport will be purchasing pagers for each dispatch centers for the ease of phase notification.
• Lee Jones (Richmond / IBM Rescue) heard that there might be a LEPC inspiring State ID badges.  Al Barber advised he is aware of this but there is more discussion to happen before its official.

Logistics / Policies / Licensing:

• Mike Richard (Bat. Chief, BFD) Advised as of this meeting (0800, October 14, 2004) South Burlington Fire Department will be the primary EMS agency responding to calls at the Burlington International Airport.  Secondary EMS agency will be UVM Rescue.
• Lee Jones (Richmond / IBM Rescue) advised that people need to send their licenses in for review before the next district meeting.  The licensing committee will review them and have medical direction sign them.
•  Lee Jones (Richmond / IBM Rescue) advised that services need to send in their “out of service” quarterly reports in.  He has only received one so far (SMRS).
• Chris Putnam (Asst. Chief Hinesburg Fire) advised that Hinesburg is looking at UVM to be the primary ambulance into the community.  This is still in an investigation phase.
• Howie Rice (Chief, Essex Fire) advised that the County Chief’s have revised the Heavy Rescue response list and dispatch centers are aware of changes.
• Howie Rice (Chief, Essex Fire) has a concern regarding ambulance responses near the districts borders.  Why can’t a service from another district come into district 3 if they are closer?  There have been a couple calls lately where this concern was brought up.  Also, if a service is at the hospital just finishing a call, and another run comes in why can’t the back up service take the call?  If the first due service has to drive by the other one, that does not make sense.  In a way we are delaying patient care.  It was advised that Chief Rice bring this up at the next Logistics / Policies meeting.  Chief Rice advised that he would.

Old Business:

• Darren Adams brought up for discussion the Committees Changes to see if there were any questions regarding the changes.  No discussion.
• Darren Adams brought up the vote on acceptance of the bi-law change on committees.  A motion was made by Lee Jones and seconded by Leslie Lindquist.  Motion carried. 
• Anyone interested in being on a committee needs to contact Mike O’Neil via email (meoneil@ci.burlington.vt.us).

New Business:

        Nothing brought up

Motion to close made by Colin Shea (Essex Fire), seconded by Mike Richard (BC BFD).  End of meeting @ 1915.

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