Iowa EMS

03/26/2015

DATA Deja vu

Folks, my apologies for the all caps:

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY A LICENSE FROM IMAGETREND IN ORDER TO ENTER YOUR RUN DATA. IDPH is providing a **FREE** online ImageTrend Rescue Bridge for you to use.

Please pass this on. Thank you.

03/24/2015

DATA:

Hello all. You all know we're moving to the ImageTrend EMS run product "Rescue Bridge" on April 1. I've received a significant number of questions regarding cost. Unless you want the mobile version, there is no cost to the service to use the Rescue Bridge. As long as you have wifi access, you can log into and freely use Rescue Bridge as provided by IDPH. The bureau still needs to set up the admin person for your service, so if you haven't already done so please send me, via email, your service name, your name, your email address, and service program number if you know it.

Email address for Terry Smith can be found here:
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/ems/common/pdf/ems_staff.pdf

11/18/2014

The Iowa Department of Public Health recently held a webinar for Iowa EMS professionals to learn specifics when providing care to a patient with suspected Ebola. To view the webinar, visit http://youtu.be/gMVkpN5tHzE. To learn more about IDPH’s Ebola preparations, visit http://bit.ly/1z7zOY8 .

10/17/2014

Iowa’s Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (EMSAC) Chairman Dr. Doug Butzier died in a plane crash Monday evening near Dubuque. The Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services wishes to recognize his involvement with EMS in Iowa for many years, and extends condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Butzier. His obituary may be viewed at: http://egelhofsiegertcasper.com/book-of-memories/1962936/Butzier-MD--Douglas/obituary.php.

Douglas J. Butzier, M.D., 59, of Dubuque died on October 13, 2014 as a result of an accident while piloting his single- engine Piper PA- 46 Malibu. He was the sole person on board. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 18, at the Heritage Center, on the corner of Bennett an…

10/14/2014

Due to the tragic death of Dr. Doug Butzier, it is with a heavy heart and in respect for his family and friends, the Department is cancelling the EMSAC, QASP and Protocol Workgroup meetings scheduled for October 15, 2014 in Ankeny. We will send notifications regarding meeting re-schedule once determined.

09/04/2014

The next Iowa EMS System Standards Meeting will be:
Thursday – September 11, 2014 at Ankeny Fire Station # 1 - 120 NW Ash Drive , Ankeny, IA 50023
9:30 am to 1:00 pm

08/11/2014

Iowa EMS System Standards Meetings

At the July EMS System Standards meeting the committee decided to change the meeting schedule for the remainder of 2014 and 2015. Instead of meeting monthly on the 3rd Thursday of each month, we will now meet every other month on the 2nd Thursday, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.

*Please note: there will be no meeting on August 21, 2014

Our next meeting will be:
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Ankeny Fire Station #1 (120 NW Ash Drive Ankeny, IA 50023) from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm

07/07/2014

Iowa EMS System Standards Meeting
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday – July 17, 2014
Altoona Fire Department
950 Venbury Dr.
Altoona, IA 50009

05/23/2014

Friday, May 23, 2014

It is the 40th anniversary of EMS week; a lot has changed in the industry since 1974. One constant has been the dedication of our providers. Thank you to the 33% who are compensated providers; the 55% who are uncompensated providers; and the 12% that are a combination of both. Without your efforts this would not be possible. Thank you to the 880 services, the medical directors and the business within our communities that allow for our EMS providers to respond while on “company time!”

EMS has become more and more important to the coordinated treatment of trauma, and getting patients to pre-designated trauma centers quickly. EMS is critical to the chain of survival for sudden cardiac arrest. We’ve given medics more resources, a wider variety of medications, increasingly better training and we are even looking forward to a future where they may be participating in some outpatient care in medical surveillance for conditions such as congestive heart failure. By providing definitive patient care in the field, EMS improves our ability in the emergency department to extend care to where it is needed.

05/22/2014

Thursday, May 22, 2014
What makes a great medical director? Being a board-certified emergency physician, if at all possible, interest and experience in EMS, and dedication to the prehospital environment, which is very unique. A medical director who is interested in EMS, who develops a relationship with their service, works with their service and trains with their service will be the most effective. The new American Board of Emergency Medicine EMS Subspecialty certification for EMS medical directors takes this to the next level.

05/22/2014

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Children are the most precious commodity a state has to offer. They provide joy and for EMS they are a source of stress and anxiety when they are the reason for the 9-1-1 call. For the last three decades, the EMS for Children Program has successfully raised awareness among healthcare professionals, EMS and trauma system planners, and general public that children respond differently-physically, emotionally, and psychologically-to illness or injury than do adults. From child passenger safety events, bike safety, pedestrian safety to doing simulated pediatric calls, Iowa’s EMS are dedicated to our state’s children

05/20/2014