WV OEMS News Feed http://www.wvoems.org/news The latest news from WVOEMS.ORG, a West Virginia regulatory agency assisting Emergency Medical Services providers across the State en-US Copyright 2013 West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services. Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:00 EDT http://umbraco.org/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Protocol Rollout We received significant feedback at the rollout meetings regarding the protocols. They have been edited and submitted in PDF format. These protocols have been reviewed by everyone at the rollouts, and the MPCC April Meeting.

There are a few formatting issues that we have been unable to correct. However, the entire 4000 series is currently being retyped. This should resolve the formatting issues.

Protocol 9107 has been reviewed by the Regional Medical Directors. It was written to provide guidance in patient care hand-off. The intent is to formalize the process permitting a lower certified provider deliver care in the patient compartment.  It has been rewritten to clarify many of the concerns expressed at the rollouts.

Due to the increased time getting these released and the upcoming Memorial Holiday, the training time will be extended until June 7, 2013

]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/may/protocol-rollout wvoems3611 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:00 EDT Arson Awareness Week Is May 5-11, 2013 The West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office announces this year's Arson Awareness Week theme: "Reducing Residential Arson."  Arson Awareness Week Is May 5-11, 2013

 

See the attached press release for more information.

]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/may/arson-awareness-week-is-may-5-11,-2013 wvoems3435 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:07:00 EDT EMS Instructor Course offered at Pierpont Community and Technical College The National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE), in conjunction with Pierpont Community and Technical College, will offer the Level One EMS Instructor Course on July 12 to July 14, 2013 at the Falcon Center Conference Room on the Pierpoint Campus.  Classes start at 8:00 AM and end 5:00 PM daily.  Enrollment is limited to 100 participants.

The cost of the course is $295 for NAEMSE members and #385 for non-NAEMSE members.

For more information, see the attached flyer.

]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/apr/ems-instructor-course-offered-at-pierpont-community-and-technical-college wvoems3431 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:11:00 EDT MPCC Meeting Announced The Medical Policy Care and Committee Meeting will be held on Friday, April 19 at the Medical Coordination Center (MCC) Sutton, WV

]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/apr/next-mpcc-meeting-announced wvoems3428 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:15:00 EDT Agency Medical Director Approval Process Policy Released To ensure consistent standards and procedures for approving an Agency Medical Director in West Virginia, the Office of Emergency Medical Services has released a policy to establish requirements for selection , approval and education of Agency Medical Directors in their role and responsibilities as part of the WVEMS Medical Direction System.

The policy can be found here

]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/apr/agency-medical-director-approval-process-polcy-released wvoems3425 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:47:00 EDT Statewide D50W Drug Relief Offered Due to the nationwide shortage / unavailability of D50W, the following relief is offered to
all licensed West Virginia EMS agencies.

Protocols affected are the following:

4604 Diabetic Emergencies

  • Agencies with D50W may continue to use the medication as directed by protocol until their stock is depleted.
  • Agencies without D50W may use the modified protocol utilizing D5W.
  • No formal/permanent change to State Protocols wi ll occur at this time in anticipation of future D50W availability.
  • This relief/directive will be effective starting 4/5/2013 and will continue for 90 days until 7/5/2013. If D50 is still unavailable, this directive will be reviewed and renewed.
  • ALS vehicle equipment list will temporarily change the D50W requirement on class "C" ACLS vehicles to be optional with no required quantity for the 90 day extension.
  • A MEMO outlining these changes will be forwarded to all Medical Command Facilities outlining these protocol treatment options.

WVOEMS wishes to thank David O. Wright IVID, for providing the revised protocol.

The attached document has the complete memorandum.

]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/apr/statewide-d50w-drug-relief-offered wvoems3422 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:36:00 EDT Regional Rollouts Regional Rollouts are now scheduled. The roll-outs will cover the following topics:

  1. SMARTT training with implementation dates for all EMS participation.
  2. Cert/Recert changes in requirements.
  3. DEA controlled substance compliance.
  4. New protocol release.

The Regional Rollout schedule is as follows:

  1. Region 1/4 (Southeast) will take place March 25, 2013 from Noon - 4:00 p.m. at Beckley Mine Academy 1301 Airport Road Beckley.
  2. Region 2/3 (Southwest) will take place March 26, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - Noon at Tri-State Fire Academy 4200 Ohio River Road Huntington.
  3. Region 5 (Northwest) will take place March 26, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. - Noon at Lubeck VFD 1340 Harris Highway Parkersburg.
  4. Region 6/7 (Northcentral) will take place March 27, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - Noon at Valley VFD 1707 Pleasant Valley Road Fairmont.
  5. Region 8/9 (Northeast) will take place March 28, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at South Branch Inn Route 50 3 miles east of Romney, WV.
  6. Region 10/11 (Northwest) will take place March 27, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Stone Church VFD 621 Stone Church Road Wheeling.

For more information see the attached documents or call your regional TSN Office.

March Regional Rollouts

]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/mar/march-regional-rollouts wvoems3385 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:13:00 EDT National Registry Transition Training Letter In order to ease the transition process for West Virginia's National Registry EMT-B and EMT -P personnel to National Registry EMT and Paramedic, the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services would like to submit the following information:

  • Any currently certified West Virginia and Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Basic that applies for an up-grade will have met all state requirements necessary to up-grade to an Emergency Medical Technician.
  • Any currently certified West Virginia and Nationally Reg istered Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic that applies for an up-g rade will have met all state requirements necessary to up-grade to a Paramedic.
]]> http://www.wvoems.org/news/2013/mar/national-registry-transition-training-letter wvoems3380 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:03:00 EDT