2009 North Carolina EMS Patient Care Treatment Protocols Manual Is Now Available for Purchase!
Fri, 08/07/2009 - 8:55am — bbarrier | The 2009 NC EMS Patient Care Protocol Books are being provided to NC EMS Systems which adopt the NCCEP Protocols unchanged. The books are being distributed to EMS Systems by OEMS. The NC EMS System will receive, at no cost, 2 books for each licensed EMS Agency in the System and 1 book for each permitted EMS Vehicle. Additional books for NC EMS Systems can be purchased using this form: 2009 NC EMS Patient Care Treatment Protocols Order Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 182 Kb) |
August 2009 Journal of EMS supplement, Going Electronic
Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:06am — bbarrier | This JEMS supplement features instructive articles that emphasize the importance of data collection and how EMS agencies can effectively utilize their data to improve the care they provide. Dr. Mears has also contributed an article to the JEMS supplement, Avoid Information Overload – Now that you have data, what do you do with it? (Click here to go to the supplement) |
North Carolina and the EMS System Acute Stroke Care Toolkit have been featured in the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publication, Preventing Chronic Disease.
Thu, 04/02/2009 - 6:55pm — clohmeierWe invite you to read, "An Emergency Medical Services Toolkit for Improving Systems of Care for Stroke in North Carolina" (Adobe PDF, 408 Kb) to see how the partnership between North Carolina EMS Agencies, the Office of EMS and the EMSPIC is impacting and shaping how prehospital stroke care will be evaluated and improved at the national level.
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF EMS 10: INNOVATORS IN EMS 2008 AWARDS
Thu, 04/02/2009 - 2:49pm — clohmeierJournal of Emergency Medical Services Announces Recipients of
EMS 10: Innovators in EMS 2008 Awards
Awards Recognize professionals who drove profession forward
Greg Mears, MD has been named one of the top 10 innovators in EMS who drove the profession forward in 2008 by the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, in conjunction with Physio-Control, Inc. Dr. Mears is recognized for his work in obtaining grants to develop a statewide system for accumulation and structured use of prehospital data consistent with NEMSIS.
"We were proud to partner with Physio-Control, Inc., on this program to recognize and publicize the work of these innovators," stated A.J. Heightman, editorial director of Elsevier Public Safety and the editor-in-chief of JEMS. "Many, many people are working very hard to advance prehospital care around our nation, and it is vital that we recognize them because their efforts can be an incentive to others to apply the same ideas in their communities."
Recipients were judged on their fulfillment of at least one of the following 2008 criteria:
Introduced or published a new clinical or operational program or concept that constitutes an extraordinary contribution to prehospital emergency medicine;
Championed the development or enactment of federal, state or local legislation that resulted in improved EMS delivery or additional funding;
Revised a local protocol or standard operating procedure (SOP) that significantly enhanced the efficiency, safety or quality of EMS care or the work environment for EMS personnel;
Implemented a unique educational model or recruitment and retention program that drastically increased or improved the local workforce;
Spearheaded the development of a new state or regional group or agreement in an effort to improve preparedness for major incidents.
The "EMS 10" were recognized today during the opening ceremonies of the EMS Today Conference & Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland and at a banquet that was held in their honor. Additionally, an in-depth article on Dr. Mears, The Data Man, will be featured in special supplement in the upcoming April issue JEMS.
