Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Diamondhead Country Club
Lunch at 11:00am ~ Shotgun start at NOON

$55.00/person includes lunch, green fees, and cart fees
All proceeds benefit Arkansas Ambulance Association Scholarship Fund
Registration applications will soon be available on the ArAA website: www.aaaintouch.com

Hole Sponsorships available $50.00 each
(may sponsor up to 18 holes)
Hole sponsors will be displayed at each hole purchased

Click here to download a flyer.

For registration information or sponsorship information, please call Jennifer Blaylock at 501-354-8181.

The risk of occupational death is two-and-a-half fold higher for EMS workers, while EMS response is also statistically more dangerous than police or fire

By Jamie Thompson
EMS1 Senior Editor

BALTIMORE — Transport is the most dangerous thing EMS providers do — but the full extent of the hazards involved have always been tough to prove.

The risk of occupational death is two-and-a-half fold higher for EMS workers, while EMS response is also statistically more dangerous than police or fire.

A session at EMS Today in Baltimore was told how a recent study on the forces that are applied to EMS providers during transport not only highlights the risks to responders but to patients as well.

Continue reading at ems1.com

An attorney gave advice to a session at EMS Today in Baltimore regarding the growing issue of responders posting media online

By Jamie Thompson
EMS1 senior editor

BALTIMORE — A department’s firing of a firefighter-medic over a video he posted on Facebook was extreme but likely legally safe, a session at EMS Today was told on Friday.

Jason Brown created the three-minute clip — featuring a responder and a doctor — on an animation program before posting it on the social networking Web site.

Continue reading at ems1.com

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT-TV) - The Medic One ambulance team in Pocahontas received some special visitors this morning.

The Jonesboro Air Evac Life Team landed at Medic One to recognize them for their excellence in emergency medical services.

Read the rest and watch the video at http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=12014409

Clinton, Miss. — In a new position statement, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) states its strong opposition to participation in capital punishment by EMTs, paramedics or other emergency medical practitioners. Participation in executions is viewed as contrary to the fundamental goals and ethical obligations of emergency medical services. Historically, the role of EMS practitioners has been to promote, preserve and protect human life. NAEMT’s EMT Oath is based on the basic principles of saving life, respect for human life and the non-infliction of harm to all recipients of emergency medical services.

Participation in capital punishment is inconsistent with the ethical precepts and goals of the EMS profession. NAEMT strongly opposes all forms of EMS participation in executions, by whatever means, whether under civil or military legal authority. EMTs and paramedics should refrain from participation in capital punishment and not take part in assessment, supervision or monitoring of the procedure or the prisoner; procuring, prescribing or preparing medications or solutions; inserting the intravenous catheter; injecting the lethal solution; and/or attending or witnessing the execution as an EMT or paramedic. The fact that capital punishment is currently supported in many segments of society does not override the obligation of EMTs and paramedics to uphold the ethical mandates of the profession.

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EMS professionals throughout the nation will come together for the 1st Annual EMS on the Hill Day on May 3-4, 2010 in Washington , D.C.  This event is the EMS community’s first coordinated advocacy effort on Capitol Hill.

Top goals for this event are to:

• Include representation from EMS organizations in all sectors of the EMS community.
• Provide a consistent message to Congress on the key issues affecting EMS and EMS practitioners.
• Encourage and promote participation by EMS practitioners from across the nation.

The Hotel Palomar in Washington , D.C. has been selected as the official event hotel. Our Hill Day program will run as follows:

• May 3, 2010 (evening) – A pre-Hill Visit briefing will prepare participants for visiting their congressional leaders. All participants will receive Hill Visit Kits and appointment schedules. Appointment schedules will be organized by state.
• May 4, 2010 (morning-afternoon) – Participants will visit the offices of congressional leaders in their state to advocate for key EMS issues.
• May 4, 2010 (evening) – NAEMT will host a reception for all EMS on the Hill Day participants, congressional leaders and staff, and federal agency staff.

The success of the first EMS on the Hill Day will depend on participation from the leaders of the EMS community. We ask that you commit to sending as many leaders from Arkansas EMT Association as you can to Washington and agree to promote EMS on the Hill Day to your members through your website and newsletter. We only ask that participants be responsible for their travel costs (transportation, hotel, and meals). There will be no registration fee to attend. Here is a link to our online registration form:

http://www.naemt.org/advocacy/EMSontheHillDay/EMS_on_the_Hill_Registration.aspx