Concerned with emergency medical services in the community and develops and monitors protocols for the delivery of pre-hospital care.
EDS Protocols - New for 2012
Southwestern Ohio Pre-Hospital Care Operations Committee Minutes
Squad Door Codes
West Chester Medical Center instructions.
Mercy Hospital Western Hills instructions.
Butler Tech Paramedic Academy. March 5, 2012-January 9, 2013. Information: Bob Hasselfeld, hasselfeldb@butlertech.org or Alicia Henson, hensonam@butlertech.org.
Cincinnati Fire Department Paramedic Class 2011-2012. Open enrollment. Information: Laura Wilson, 513-357-7501 or laura.wilson@cincinnati-oh.gov.
EMS Educational Opportunities
Bethesda Medical Center at Arrow Springs: 2012 CME presentations. Information: Jeff Heist, 513-865-5208 work, 513-293-1796 cell, or jeffrey_heist@trihealth.com.
Bethesda North Hospital: Cath Lab Observation Hours; Jeff Heist, 513-865-5208.
Bethesda North Hospital: 48-Hour Paramedic Refresher Course, Winter 2012, Fall 2012. Information: 513-865-1415.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: EMS Continuing Education, "Pediatric Seizures"; May 16, 2012, 7-9 pm, EMSC Education Center, MERC Building. Information: 513-803-2616 or ems@cchmc.org.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: PALS and ACLS courses being offered winter and spring. PALS – www.cincinnatichildrens.org/pals: to view the class schedule and available course dates and to register, click on "Register Online" located on the left side of the page
ACLS – www.cincinnatichildrens.org/pals: to download the registration form, click on "Advanced Cardiac Life Support Classes" on the left side of the page. There is no online registration for ACLS classes.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: online educational opportunities, www.peds-ems-online.com.
Cincinnati State Workforce Development Center: Paramedic Program, February 2012-April 2013, Colerain Township Training Center. Information: Erin Sarvis, 513-569-1675 or erin.sarvis@cincinnatistate.edu, Chris Hopkins, 513-623-0125 or chopkins@coleraintwp.org.
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati: Epilepsy & Seizure Response Online Training for EMS Personnel.
TriHealth: TraumaScope; November 5, 2012, Oasis Conference Center, 8 am-4 pm. Information: 513-865-1415.
TriHealth: Monthly continuing education opportunities (first Wednesday of each month September through May); sessions rotate between Bethesda North and Good Samaritan Hospitals.
UC Department of Emergency Medicine: www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/uc-emergency-medicinespecial-operations/125672394145328?ref=ts.
UC Department of Emergency Medicine: Multiple courses, www.ucemergency.com; for information contact Robbie Meek, 513-558-3237 or robbie.meek@uc.edu.
-Advanced 12 Lead, The Next Level, May 29, 2012, 8:30 am-5:30 pm.
-Emergency Pediatric Care, June 7-8, 2012, 8:30 am-5:30 pm.
UC Fire Science Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management: http://aerospace.ceas.uc.edu/firescience.html.
University Hospital Cardiac Catherization Lab: Opportunity to spend 4 hours and receive 4 hours of cardiac continuing education; contact Kay Vonderschmidt, vondermk@ucmail.uc.edu.
UC Open Learning Fire Service Program - Officer Development Seminars now online; check with your department about using for continuing education credits; www.uc.edu/cas/firescience.
March 2012 Fire, EMS & Safety Law Newsletter: http://aerospace.ceas.uc.edu/firescience.
Occupational Exposure Flowchart; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Exposure to Hepatitis B Virus
Map of Fire & EMS Departments
EMS Coordinators (November 2011)
Emergency Department Capabilities Study – 2012
-/Portals/0/Ed Capabilities 2012 - Core facilities - portrait - 8x11.pdf
-/Portals/0/Ed Capabilities 2012 - Core facilities - portrait - 11x17.pdf
-/Portals/0/Ed Capabilities 2012 - full set - landscape.pdf
-/Portals/0/Ed Capabilities 2012 - No-Kentucky-Core - portrait.pdf
Hospital Status Guidelines: http://gchc.org/communityinitiatives/hospitalstatusdisastercommunications/tabid/137/default.aspx.
Staff: Nancy Coomer
ncoomer@academyofmedicine.org