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Greetings to all! The Bureau of EMS & Trauma Systems just launched the new EMS FORMS page on the DOH website.   Please see the info and link below from Director Greenberg!

 

Good Morning!

We are excited to announce that the New EMS Forms page is officially live!

This centralizes all our paper and electronic forms as well as puts the submission portals in the same location!

Thank you to everyone who helped us with this process and provided lots of feedback to make this possible!

 

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems (ny.gov)  – then click EMS Forms on the left!

 

As always we welcome any comments or feedback!

Greetings everyone!  Please refer to the link below for guidance regarding AEMT intubation.

 

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WREMAC-Advisory-AEMT-Intubation.pdf

CME Opportunity with Amy Eisenhauer at Clarkson University!

Please click on the link for more information!

 

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Amy-Eisenhauer-CME-at-Clarkson-University.pdf

Important Leadership and Provider Briefings for 2023

EMS PROGRAM AGENCIES and EMS COORDINATORS:  Please distribute throughout your respective jurisdictions and EMS agencies.

 

The Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems (BEMSATS) is pleased to announce the EMS Agency Leadership and EMS Provider Briefings for 2023.  All EMS agency leaders and EMS providers are invited and encouraged to attend these informative briefings with the key topics being contemporary issues impacting EMS agencies throughout the State.  Questions presented and answered help EMS agency leaders and providers to identify potential issues, resolve current challenges and promote dialogue on the EMS world around us.  You never know where a question will generate nor the impact it will truly have on others.

 

The Department has implemented an updated version of Webex that has a different approach to guest registration, you need to register for each session with an invitation being sent once per week leading up to the Briefing.

 

The dates are as follows:

01/19/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/weblink/register/ree0e26b1573c2791086580afe6f0590c

02/23/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m1b3053b51f7fb406eaa94a0ae388c4df

03/16/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m679c65b19a606b0bd0b40324cd9451dd

04/20/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m5c3c004e85c98978391b9096b5c656cb

05/18/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m0d0c7a5f4894c68dc9beb21007c44772

06/15/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m2f62ce7b121d39312c77c73bb7f8d4e2

07/20/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m88fe0f5eef7e2e8174d9c7cd1291aa1a

08/17/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m0e40c20fa0315188e7550b52d3083007

09/21/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m813dd8d445b2b2a86488ba6ba9a3828d

10/19/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=mc0f1852a269f20ef1f8a3a9652e9c8f2

11/16/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=ma6cfa090ab8a14228d84ca4fb10419cd

12/14/2023 16:00 à 17:00 Registration Link:  https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m9fab9b471557ac06e43aa0c74ad2ed0b

 

If you didn’t already receive an invitation through Webex, this is how you will need to register for the Briefings in 2023.  If you would like to sign up for Webex generated invitations, please complete the form once at https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/ems-agency-leadership-and-ems-pr and an invitation will be sent out to you within the next 14 calendar days (or sooner if the briefing is within that time period).

 

As always, questions for the briefing may be submitted in advance to:  https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/nys-covid-19-response-ems-agency ~ questions are pulled no earlier than four (4) hours prior to the briefing so submit them early.  If you miss that time period, you can always enter questions in the chat dialogue box on the Webex during the briefing.

 

Thank you!  Thank you for all that you do to serve the medical treatment and transport needs of the New York EMS System.  Your leadership, participation and interest is inspiring and encouraging.

 

Stay safe!

 

Peter

 

Peter L. Brodie, AEMT, BS

Branch Chief, Data and Informatics Unit

Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems

Greetings All

Dr Jason Borton will be giving a lecture entitled “Clinical Behavior and Judgement – Let’s take a good look at ourselves”. CME will be available for this course.

This is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18^th, 2023, at the Harris Hill Fire Company located at 8630 Main St. Williamsville, NY 14221. Dinner will be provide at 1830hrs and the lecture will begin at 1900hrs.

Participation is limited to the first 75 people and registration is required. If interested please email Dr Borton at borto@buffalo.edu. The registration period will end on Monday, January 16^th, 2023, in order to accurately order the food.

If interested, please sign up today. Thanks

 

Greetings all this is the recently published schedule for Vitals Signs EMS Academy for the week of January 9

 

 

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/week-of-January-9-2023-3.pdf

Greeting everyone! Just want everyone to know the EMS for Children Survey opens today.  Please take a few minutes and complete the survey. Participation in this important endeavor helps us advance forward and provide better training and care!

Good Afternoon!

The EMS for Children Program collects an annual survey of EMS agencies across the United States with support from the individual EMSC State Partnerships. I am asking for your help sharing this important nationwide quality improvement effort regarding care of pediatric patients with EMS agencies in your area. In order for us to best support EMS agencies, we are asking EMS agency leaders to complete a brief questionnaire so that we can learn more about EMS efforts to be prepared to care for ill or injured children. This survey is for EMS agencies that provide 911 response to EMS calls for service.

The questionnaire should only take 5-10 minutes to complete. To access the survey click on the link below:

emscsurveys.org

Agencies will need to select “NY” as the state then the appropriate county from the drop-down menus, and then select the agency.

In past years, the responses from this survey have helped identify needs and provide resources for improving pediatric emergency care at the local and national level. To continue building on this momentum, we are relying on administrators from all EMS agencies to respond to this questionnaire. These responses will be used by the New York EMSC Program for quality improvement efforts in our assisting NYS EMS agencies and providers. De-identified data from agencies across the country will also be combined to review progress and provide support for integrating the needs of children into our overall emergency care systems.

The questionnaire is conducted via a secure web-based system and participation is voluntary, but greatly appreciated. A downloadable/printable PDF version is available on the website through the link above if you wish to review the questionnaire before completing it online.

I would like to thank you in advance for your assistance with this project. I know how busy you are, and greatly appreciate you taking the time to assist us with this valuable information! Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions about this project.

Sincerely,

Amy

Amy Eisenhauer
EMS for Children Program Coordinator
EMS Liaison to Coverdell Stroke Program
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems

Greetings All,

See the following message from the DEC:

Good Morning,

Do you know an EMT, physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse who may be interested in being a health director summer 2023 at one of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) summer camps and meets minimum qualifications (see attached position description and flyer)? Do you have an employment page that we can link to https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1869.html

Now in its 76^th year, the DEC summer camps program offers week-long adventures in conservation education for children ages 11-17. DEC operates four residential camps for children: Camp Colby in Saranac Lake (Franklin County); Camp DeBruce in Livingston Manor (Sullivan County); Camp Rushford in Caneadea (Allegany County), and Pack Forest in Warrensburg (Warren County).

Interested candidates need to submit:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Unofficial transcripts

Thank you for your assistance and let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Tom

Tom Shimalla

Environmental Educator 3, Bureau of Environmental Education

Division of Operation

Greetings Agency Leaders,

Please review the following message. If interested please follow the link at the Bottom:

NYS Ambulance Agency Leaders,

Background:
In the wake of the record breaking snowfall event in Erie County, the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Section of the Bureau of EMS is conducting a survey to determine the availability of EMS agencies able to respond to a request for emergency assistance under the State Mobilization Plan. Agencies assigned to respond to this event will be contracted with Erie County, NY and NOT New York State.

Please respond to this survey ASAP. Results will be polled at 1400 hrs. on December 25th and the survey will close at 1800 hrs. on December 26th. 

Please consider the following when responding to the survey.

ALL AGENCIES ARE ASKED TO RESPOND TO THIS SURVEY REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO DEPLOY UNITS.

1. Funding for this deployment is as follows:
   • BLS Unit $1,000/unit per day
   • ALS Unit $1,200/unit per day
2. The concept of operations is as follows:
   • 12 hour operational periods (0700-1900 and 1900-0700)
   • Accommodations including shelter & food will be available at the deployed location
   • Staging/Deployment location is TBD
   • All agencies will be covered by their own insurance
   • Duration will be up to 7 days or more depending on call volume and volunteer participation

DO NOT RESPOND AT THIS TIME, THIS SURVEY IS ONLY TO DETERMINE AVAILABLE RESOURCES. AGENCIES WILL BE CONTACTED IF SELECTED FOR DEPLOYMENT

Donald Trzepacz Jr.

District Chief / Investigator

Emergency Preparedness and Response

https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/2022-december-erie-county-snowst

Greetings Everyone,

First, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Holidays despite much of what we are going to be dealing with. Im fairly confident that we are all familiar with the fact that Elliott has made its arrival this morning. Both Mike and I will be monitoring much of the information that being put out regarding this storm and will do our best to share what we can either through email or Facebook.

We do urge that everyone avoid travel if you do not need to travel. While this event is only beginning, it is expected to get worse starting tonight. Many of the jurisdictions are beginning to implement travel bans, so please check before traveling in your area. Agency Leaders, work with your neighboring fire companies and EMS agencies when responding to calls. Consider prior to transporting calling your local hospital and alerting them to your pending arrival. Drive slow and safe. Ensure that your vehicle remain as full with gas as you can and make sure to keep extra blankets and consider carrying some quick food items just in case.

If you plan to assist your volunteer agencies, you also should consider bringing an extra set of clothing and important medication with you just in case you can not get back home. As we could go on and on, I just wanted to make sure that everyone knew we want you to be safe and secure during this storm.

Thank you all for what you do.