Office of Emergency Medical Services

61.  Caring for the Special Pediatric Patient Symposium (score: 16)

Caring for the Special Pediatric Patient Symposium "Children are not small adults" and among the pediatric patient population there are special needs children who present unique problems for the providers of emergency care. Child abuse is unfor...

62.  Pediatric Symposium (score: 16)

The WV Office of EMS, EMS for Children Program is offering an intensive one-day pediatric symposium.  "Children are not small adults" and children with special needs present unique challenges for emergency care providers.  Communication is ...

63.  Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients for MERS-CoV Infection (score: 16)

This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) June 11, 2015, 14:00 ET (2:00 PM EST) CDCHAN-00380 Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients for Middle East Respiratory Syndrom...

64.  Carfentanil: A Dangerous New Factor in the U.S. Opioid Crisis (score: 16)

Carfentanil: A Dangerous New Factor in the U.S. Opioid Crisis Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid approximately 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl. The presence of carfentanil in illicit U.S. drug markets ...

65.  4th Annual Emergency Medical Services for Children Pediatric Symposium (score: 16)

  4th Annual Emergency Medical Services for Children Pediatric Symposium The WV Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program is having its 4th Annual EMSC Pediatric Symposium on November 15, 2016 at the RETI Training Center in...

66.  Increase in Reported cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis Infection, United States, Summer 2017 (score: 16)

This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network August 7, 2017, 1400 ET (2:00 PM ET) CDCHAN-00405 Increase in Reported cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis Infection, United States, Summer 2017 Sum...

67.  FEMA Released National Incident Management System (score: 16)

FYI   Today(Tuesday, October 17, 2017 ), FEMA released the refreshed National Incident Management System (NIMS) to ensure that the guidance reflects the collective expertise of the whole community. NIMS applies to all incidents, regar...

68.  First Responder Network Authority Weekly Update (score: 16)

First Responder Network Authority Weekly Update to the State and Territory Single Points of Contact (SPOC) - October 16, 2017 FirstNet News Alabama and Indiana opted in to the FirstNet network last week.  Watch the State Plan...

69.  FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updates on some ongoing shortages related to IV fluids (score: 16)

FDA Statement FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updates on some ongoing shortages related to IV fluids For Immediate Release January 16, 2018 Statement Earlier this month, we updated (/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/uc...

70.  FirstNet weekly update Mar 19 2018 (score: 16)

March 19, 2018- First Responder Network Authority News   Last Week, the First Responder Network Authority Board held an in-person meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas. More detailed information from the meeting can be found at https://www.f...

71.  April 9, 2018— First Responder Network Authority News (score: 16)

April 9, 2018- First Responder Network Authority News   First Responder Network Authority CEO Mike Poth, Board Chair Sue Swenson, and staff were in the San Diego area last week for two days of meetings with Southern California tribal off...

72.  A Cadaver Lab September 10, 2018 (score: 16)

WVOEMS and EMSAC in conjunction with Teleflex Clinical and Medical Affairs Procedural Lab Programs will be offering a cadaver lab focusing on basic human anatomy pertaining to 10 insertion and airway management. This educational opportunity will a...

73.  Battle in the Gorge Competition Aug 3-5 2018 (score: 16)

Battle in the Gorge Competition will take place Aug 3-5 2018. Bridging the gap between training and the real World! This is a scenario based Fire and EMS competition. To register, go tohttp://www.fireemscompetitionwv.com/registration . The following ...