Learn CPR at Aces Stadium
REMSA and the Reno Aces will honor National CPR and AED Awareness week on Sunday June 6, 2010 by offering free Hands Only CPR Awareness classes. Hands only classes will begin at 11:30 on the lawn in front of the Aces Ballpark.
Special tickets for the game are available for purchase at www.renoaces.com by using “remsa” as the promotion code for single game ticket purchase.
Learn to save a life, stay for the game!
REMSA TEAM WINS BRONZE MEDAL AT JEMS GAMES AT NATIONAL EMS CONFERENCE
Reno, Nev. – A team of paramedics from the Regional Emergency Medical Service Authority (REMSA) won the bronze medal finishing in third place at the annual JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services) Games at the national EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Today Conference in Baltimore, Md., on March 6. REMSA Paramedics Matt Dixon, Chris Watson and Adam Heinz made up the REMSA team.
“The REMSA team performed in exemplary fashion and displayed a calmness rarely seen at this level of competition,” said Criss Brainard, deputy chief of San Diego Fire and Rescue and lead judge during the JEMS Games event. “The REMSA team also provided outstanding patient care while remaining calm under pressure. I would consider it an honor having any member of the REMSA team take care of my family.”
The REMSA team competed against 20 other three-member teams from around the world in a series of emergency medical service related events. Scoring was based on skill, speed and medical accuracy. After the preliminary competition, the REMSA team was selected as one of the three finalists that participated in the finals consisting of a large-scale mass casualty incident bus accident emergency medical scenario. By placing in the top three, REMSA’s fees for participating in next year’s competition have been waived. The REMSA team was sponsored by local medical supply companies.
Cape Fear/Duplin County in North Carolina finished in first place and Sussex County EMS in Delaware finished in second place. Other notable teams included New York Fire Department, Miami Dade Fire Rescue and Boca Raton Fire Department who finished in fourth place.
During the competition, the lead paramedic of each team wore a wireless microphone to allow the audience and judges to hear the team’s communications. Approximately 3,000 spectators were in attendance to watch the finals.
Emergency Pharmacology
Zack Marcus, Pharmacy Clinical Specialist for Renown Regional Medical Center will be offering CEU classes on emergency pharmacology during the month of March. Topics include common emergency medications related to cardiac emergencies, pain management and respiratory care. These courses will cover medications commonly scene and used in emergency situations and provide an overview of their uses as well as the pharmacology of the various medications. Logon to remsaedication.com for more information and to register.
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Dr. Heide to Discuss Stroke Research and Treatment
REMSA Education welcomes Dr. Heide from Northern Nevada Medical Center on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 9:00 am to discuss the latest in stroke research and treatments available. Dr. Heide will provide in in-depth overview of the latest technology used to assess and treat patients that present to the emergency department with stroke systems.
Participants will be introduced to the benefits of stroke systems of care and be able to participate in discussions regarding current trends and treatments.
Register online by clicking “register online” on the remsaedcation.com home page.
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Our website has been optimized for viewing on the iPhone. When you visit REMSAeducation.com or Employee Tools you will be greeted with an iPhone friendly web application. More WAP enabled browser will be coming in the near future. We are continually trying to improve our services to the community. Any input is greatly appreciated.
We are also proud to provide REMSA employees with a one common site to access all of their important links.
Have a Ball Miniature Golf Tournament
Hello Safe Kids Supporters,
We have scheduled the first Have a Ball Miniature Golf Tournament to benefit Safe Kids Washoe County on October 10 at Wild Island Golf Course!
Attached is a flyer with participant information as well as a sponsorship flyer. Please post, distribute and spread the word! Additionally, I have full color brochures if you would like any to distribute!
Your support is critical to our success! Sign up with your friends and family. Ask a business you know to sponsor a hole! Create a great costume for you and your team!
This will be a great fun-filled event for everyone involved! Thanks for your help!
Have a Ball Flyer
Have a Ball Sponsor Package
SFPA Conference With TNCC and FCCM Preconference Workshops
14 CE hours will be awarded to EMS personnel and nurses who attend the conference
This two-day conference will provide cutting-edge and thought-provoking topics on the continuum of care from the pre-hospital setting to the emergency department. Enjoy this opportunity to network with friends and colleagues and see state-of-the art equipment and technology.
Location: Saint Mary’s Conference Center, 1111 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94109-6686
Dates: September 24 & 25, 2009
Preconferences: September 22 & 23
Conference Sponsors:
Medtronic Physio-Control
Philips Healthcare
Zoll Medical Corp.
Download PDF flier here
Mt. Rose Ski Patrol ALS Pilot Project
Mount Rose Ski Tahoe Resort has presented a challenge to EMS providers over the years. When severe weather, severe injury or illness and remote patient location are combined, definitive patient care can be significantly delayed and compromised. We all know that the Mt. Rose Ski Patrol is one of the best patrols in the industry and although the Rose professional ski patrol employs many paramedics, EMT-Basic care can only be provided according to laws and the insurance carriers. After researching the subject of ski patrol ALS care, we found that there were a few areas in the U.S. that provide advanced care. In those cases, a special paramedic district was formed or the county EMS agency actually assigned medics to the area as Vail does. Our Medical Director, Dr. Ryan, was open to a proposal that could improve patient care at the Resort using current resources. There were 10 paramedics that worked for various ALS agencies, but 7 were under Dr. Ryan’s direction at North Lake Tahoe Fire (Incline) and REMSA. Over the summer and fall of 2008, the proposal was presented to all the agencies that would be involved. The management and legal counsel of Mt. Rose, REMSA and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District worked together as a team, with the goal of providing the best patient care in the Sierras. The plan allows NLTFPD and REMSA paramedics who are working as Pro Ski Patrollers at Mt. Rose, to provide ALS care when needed according to their respective protocols. The Medic would be required to notify the EMS dispatch agency that they were “on-scene” to be able to provide ALS as would be required if they were to roll up to say, an accident scene in their POV. After numerous meetings and discussions the plan was set and all we needed was snow to get the Mt. Rose ALS Pilot Program launched. All of the supplies and equipment came from REMSA stock and Phillips generously loaned us 2 MRX monitors for the season.
So far we have treated 25 ALS patients, the majority were provided pain management for trauma but we have also treated an ACS patient and various medical complaints. There have been a lot of assessments done by the Patrol EMT-Basics with the Medics being “consulted” but ALS care was deemed unnecessary. A key benefit of the ALS assessment has been a better utilization of Care Flight for appropriate patients. A survey of patrollers revealed that they felt working with paramedics on calls helped deepen their knowledge base and gave them reassurance that their patients were getting the best possible care immediately and also felt that they were a part of that process. In a nutshell, the Pilot program appears to be a success so far. As the ski season comes to a close, there will be a comprehensive review of the program to evaluate the effectiveness and make any changes that are needed. We hope that the Mt. Rose Patrol ALS Program will be continued for many seasons in the future. To quote our first ALS patient who had to be extricated from a pile of granite with a femur fracture, “I know I’m hurt pretty badly but I was really afraid that moving me would hurt me even worse…it wasn’t so bad actually” (might have had something to do with the nitrous/fentanyl). There are many people involved in the development and success of the program but here are a few names to mention…Mike Ferrari Patrol Director, Paul Senft General Manager Mt. Rose, Patrick Smith, Dr. Joe Ryan, Chief Mike Brown, Mike Williams, Jim Gubbels, Diane Rolfs, Evan Schwartz, Russell Barnum, Bruce Hicks, Nathan Johnson, Tim Egan, Mike Schwartz, Kevin Romero, Paulette Schneider, Asst. Patrol Director, REMSA “Ski Car” Crews and Dispatch Center Staff and the Entire Mt. Rose Ski Patrol.
If you have any questions regarding the ALS pilot or are interested in being a Ski Patrol Medic contact Charlie Tabano, Program Coordinator. ctabano@remsa-cf.com, or call at 775-741-0772.
Charlie Tabano
Mount Rose Ski Patrol Paramedics
Chili’s in Reno Sponsoring Safe Kids Washoe County
On July 29, Chili’s in Reno, Sparks and Carson City is sponsoring Safe Kids Washoe County!
10% of all sales all day – in-restaurant, take out and gift cards – will be donated to SKWC to support injury prevention programs and keeping kids safe in Washoe County.
Stay out of your kitchen and let Chili’s do the cooking! Beat the heat meet for girls’ or guys’ night out after work. Take your office to lunch!
You must bring the attached flier to any local Chili’s (addresses on the flier) on July 29. Please forward this email or copy the flyer and distribute to as many people as you can to support Safe Kids!
What’s in it for you?
Win a Prize!
Besides the great perks listed above ~ Safe Kids Washoe County will sweeten the deal ~
The group with the largest total of sales at Chili’s will receive a party catered by Chili’s (just write the name of your group, i.e., “Such N’ Such business” on the flier)!
Co-workers not interested? Then take 50 of your closest friends! The individual with the largest total of sales will receive a $50 Chili’s Gift card (again, write your name on the flier).
See you at Chili’s on July 29!