Sheriff’s
Ambulance Newsletter
Dec 4, 2009
Don’t forget the SCSA / Team Rescue Christmas
Party December 11th at Stephani’s Oak Street Grill, social hour
1800hrs and dinner at 1900hrs.
There is a sign-up sheet on the WESAVE wall area in the crew locker room.
Please be signed up by this Sunday, December 6th.
If you cannot get in to sign up call the ambulance office and we will
sign you up. Yes, there will be
a “stinky Christmas” gift exchange, so bring a wrapped gift in the $20.00
range if you would like to play along
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EMS Training this month includes; EMS Live @
Nite (Winter Emergencies) the 8th at 1845hrs and our monthly
In-Service (OTEP, Patient Assessment: Medical) the 9th at
1830hrs.
We have several EMTs out on Family & Medical
leave at the present time. If
you can help on the schedule please stop by or call the office, there are
lots of uncovered shifts in December.
EPI Pens are changing; the new ones look and
operate a little differently than the present ones.
It will be a few months before we will be using them and training
will be required, just an FYI!
We have scheduled a meeting for all who are
interested in the winter 2009 SCSA EMT-B class.
The informational meeting will be December 15th @ 1900hrs
in the SCSA Training Room. The
class begins Saturday January 9th.
News from our
mentor group; The mentor group works with our 3rd party riders to ensure
they are learning to do things according to our SCSA Policy and Procedure
Manual and the Stevens County Protocols Manual, as well as following
established "ways of doing business" that aren't necessarily covered in
either of those two manuals. We have created a document called "Training
Decisions" that covers how we are training our 3rd party riders. This
document is on the bulletin board in the crew locker area and we encourage
all crew members to familiarize yourselves with these decisions. Our 3rd
party riders spend time on runs with all of you and, even though they aren't
being evaluated by all crew members, they are learning by example and all of
you are helping to make them successful with our service. You
are all a big part of the success of our 3rd party riders, so lets all work
together in providing consistent information and the "way we do business".
Thanks, the mentor group.
Remember to bring
warm clothes while on call and please wear your yellow parkas or yellow
traffic vests while working on or near all roadways J
Happy & Safe Holidays
Thank you for volunteering with your local
EMS agencies
Bill Beusan