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The Number 1 EMS Region in Georgia |
February 2004 |
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Voucher Equipment to be Delivered Soon The supplies and equipment ordered by Region 1 EMS Services using H.R.S.A funds will be delivered soon. This money was provided to assist EMS services to prepare for terrorist attacks and included protective and decontamination equipment. Each service received $400 per licensed unit. Thanks to all who cooperated to achieve this effort. . Region 1 Awards Nomination Forms Distributed The Region 1 EMS Awards nomination forms have been mailed to each ambulance and first responder service as well as hospitals, county commissions and council members. The awards remain unchanged from last year and must be received by the Region 1 office by early March. The Awards ceremony will be held on March 15 at a location to be determined by the Region 1 EMS Awards Committee. Invitations will be mailed soon after this decision is finalized. Gordon Tucker Leaves Rome Fire Department Gordon Tucker has resigned from the Rome Fire Department to take a position with Coosa Valley Technical College at the Calhoun campus. Gordon was employed by the Rome Fire Department in the Training Division for over 20 years and also served to coordinate the CTC for the American Heart Association based at Coosa Valley Technical College in Rome. He will now be employed to teach at the Calhoun campus. His e-mail address is Ggtucker@coosavalleytech.edu. Good Luck, Gordon. Keith Wages Leaves GEMA Keith Wages, former Georgia Office of EMS Director and Region 9 EMS Coordinator, has resigned from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. We have not confirmed where he went but we believe he took a position with a private consulting company directed by Gary McConnell. Carey Wright undergoes Cancer Surgery Carey Wright, Polk County Paramedic and EMS Instructor, has undergone surgery at Floyd Medical Center for removal of a cancerous kidney. He is recuperating from the surgery in the hospital. Cards may be sent to him through Polk County EMS. EMS Council Names New Officers
Lt. Governor Spurs Creation of Trauma System
EMS EXPO AND EMSMDAC News We have confirmed the EMSMDAC (Georgia EMS Medical Directors Advisory Council) meeting in Atlanta will be Thursday, October 21st from 1000-1400hrs. The meeting will be at the Georgia World Congress Center in conjunction with the EMS Expo 2004. Specific meeting room yet to be determined. Information about EMS Expo 2004 can be found at www.emsmagazine.com. 2004 EMS Legislative Reception You are invited to attend The Georgia EMS-Legislative Reception to be held at the Georgia Railroad Depot-Atlanta Georgia, Thursday, February 26, 2004 starting at 3:00 PM-8:00 PM. Please wear your uniform and show your support for EMS. This is your opportunity to meet with legislators and discuss legislation. Don't pass it by. You can review the bills introduced in this session at www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/leg/legislation.htm. Ron Slocum ill For those of you who do know Ron Slocum, he is having a difficult time with carcinoid syndrome. He is exhibiting the same signs and symptoms as CHF, with fluid building up around his lungs. He and Kathy are hanging in there. I will keep you informed as Kathy wishes. Contact David Loftin to get their mailing address if you are interested in sending a card. Ford Ambulance Problems? An ambulance service in this region reported that they have had problems with 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engines with the fuel injection systems. Ford published a Technical Service Bulletin on the problem in July 2003. Each vehicle has eight injectors, but Ford replaces only the ones that prove defective and allow diesel fuel to contaminate the crankcase oil. In most cases, this problem merely causes the engine to run rough. The Ford dealership has replaced at least one of the eight injectors on each of this service's ambulances. Are any of the rest of you having problems of a similar nature? GEMA Sponsors Courses in Gainesville We have notification of several FEMA training courses that have just been organized for the North Georgia region by GEMA and GMRDC. The Emergency Planning PDS course, which will be offered Feb. 2-4, 2004 (Mon-Wed) at the Hall Co./City of Gainesville Fire Training Center is the first of these courses. All classes begin at 8:30am each day. This Emergency Planning course is designed for emergency management personnel and other local government officials who are involved in developing effective emergency planning systems. It offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process. It will help develop your ability to effective participate in the "all-hazard" emergency operations planning process in order to save lives and protect property from the threats of disasters.The cost of this three day course is only $50. Meals are not included There are several more of these type
of courses to be held in Gainesville in the near future.
Input Solicited by AHA for ACLS The American Heart Association in soliciting participation in a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of the AHA's Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course. AHA has contracted with Goodman Research Group, Inc. of Cambridge, Mass. to evaluate the ACLS program. The survey seeks opinions and feedback on the ACLS course and materials in preparation for the next revision of the program. To sign up for the survey, click on the following link or copy it to your Web browser: http://www.grgsurvey.net/cgi-bin/rws3.pl?FORM=ACLSsignup New Stroke Course to be Taught in Region A new course on assessing and treating strokes will be taught at Chattahoochee Technical School in Dallas on Saturday, March 13. This is the rollout course for Region 1 and we are asking that only people who have a teaching background and are willing to teach this course in Region 1 participate. The American Heart Association sponsored five people from Region 1 to a Train-The-Trainer course at the University of Miami in January. Contact David Loftin at 706-295-6154 for more information or see the training calendar on the Region 1 website. Do you have a news story you would like published in Ambuglances? If so, let David Loftin know about it. He can be reached via telephone at (706) 295-6154 or via email at cdloftin@gdph.state.ga.us. Let's inform the region about your news! |
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Lt. Governor Mark Taylor
(left, pictured above at the 2003 awards ceremony), Speaker of the House
Terry Coleman and Terrell Starr, President Pro Tempore and 15 other
legislators were in attendance at the Freight Depot in Atlanta to show
their support for improving the trauma system in Georgia. About 300 people
including physicians, trauma nurse coordinators, EMS personnel and private
citizens also attended.