This is a standardized program that is designed to educate individuals who wish to become certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians, This Class is being presented by the Arkansas EMT Association and is a Region 5 Educational event. Class only has 15 slots available and 3 have already been filled so sign up ASAP! See flyer for more information.

CPS Flyer

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The AEMTA Region 5 and Southeast Arkansas College are joining forces to offer Escaping Violent Encounters for EMS/Fire personnel with instructor Kip Teitsort. This event will be Thursday, June 21 and Friday June 22 at SEARK College Workforce Development Center in Pine Bluff.

See the attached flyer for registration information and more details.

I’d like to ask your help. I am in need of a few questions to be answered by EMS services around the state. The answers will then be compiled and evaluated for areas in need of improvements. The results will also help guide where out efforts need to be most concentrated. All EMS, hospitals, and coaches’ responses participating will remain anonymous. More than one person may answer these questions per EMS service/company. The more responses the better.

The questions are as follows:

1. Regarding Heat Illness, Heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps what is the initial protocol used for your particular EMS service?

2. How successful do you (or the consensus of your company) feel this protocol works for patient stabilization and why?

3. Do you know any statistics regarding the success of these techniques for your particular company? For example, 80 % stabilized and have a good outcome or 5 % mortality in route etc.

4. What part of the protocol or process do you feel needs improvement and why?

5. What part of the protocol do you feel works the best and why?

6. What is the initial time goal for cooling the patient? For example, from being on the scene to cooling?

7. How often are vitals taken and how is temperature taken (oral, axillary, rectal )?

8. How smooth is the transition of care between EMS, and ED facilities and why?

9. What percentage of your patients are pediatric? ( ages 0 – 21 yrs)

Thank you so much for your help serving the children of Arkansas, please email responses to JEPetitto@uams.edu

Thanks again,
Jennifer Petitto, M. D. PGY 2

Dwayne Aalseth

Well spring has arrived, and so did our Spring Fling event, which was attended well and actually broke previous attendance records. It was a great time with excellent education, food and vendors. I thank all that attended and all that worked hard on making the 2012 Spring Fling a success. One group I feel we must mention is Evergreen Packaging out of Pine Bluff, 20 First Responders from their emergency response team attended an AEMTA event for the first time.

With that being said, it is off to our next major event, the Parade of Lights and the first ever Arkansas EMS Hall of Fame. Both events will be held on May 23, 2012 starting off at the East Side of War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. We are asking for ambulances, fire or rescue apparatus, law enforcement units, and even POV’s. If it has lights and sirens and responds to medical emergencies, we want it. Line up will start at 08:00 and around 09:15 the parade will start going through Little Rock to the State Capital. At the State Capitol we will be met by the Honorable Governor Mike Beebe, and a short program commemorating Arkansas EMS and National EMS Week. We will then travel to the Section of EMS at the Freeway Medical Building for refreshments, door prizes, and the inaugural Arkansas EMS Hall of Fame. With this historical event, this is one day no EMS provider should miss, so we hope to see you there.

Evergreen Packaging had 20 first responders at Spring Fling!

Also with spring comes severe weather season, and we here in Arkansas have gotten lucky so far. Please take this time to review your service area’s disaster response plan. If your area doesn’t have one, volunteer to make one. After a tornado or major flood is not the time to try and find out your resources and ability to respond to such catastrophic events. If you don’t know how to assemble a disaster response plan, contact your regional board member for assistance.

With the recent tragic events in Jacksonville please remember safety first! Be conscious of your surroundings, use your safety equipment, and report all safety issues to your supervisors. Please keep our brothers and sisters of the Jacksonville Fire and EMS in your prayers.

Until next time stay safe… Dwayne.

We need a big response, so forward this to any EMS people for whom you have an email address.

ATERF is the educational arm of the Arkansas Trauma System.

Thanks for your time. Please support our efforts to develop a CISM system in the state.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EMS-Education_Survey

Donald Jones, Jacksonville Fire Dept.

It is with deepest regret to inform our membership of LODD. On March 19, 2012, Captain Donald Jones AEMTA member #7034 was struck and killed by a motor vehicle at the scene of a separate accident. Our deepest sympathy and condolences go out to his family and to our brothers and sisters of the Jacksonville Fire Department. Also our prayers go out to fellow AEMTA member and Firefighter/EMT Jason Bowmaster and his family, who was also struck at the same incident and is currently recovering from severe injuries.

Dwayne Aalseth
AEMTA President

On May 23^rd, we have the Parade of Lights in Little Rock. We hope to have lots of lights and sirens to represent our association and services throughout the state. You can find out more information on AEMTA website as the time grows nearer.

David’s scholarship fund reaches across the entire state of Arkansas to help EMT and Paramedic student’s to further their education in the EMS field.  David was very passionate about EMS. His vision was to see that the state of Arkansas become one of the top Trauma Centers in the nation. David went to be with his heavenly father before he could see his vision become reality, but with the help of his EMS family and people throughout Arkansas, his vision can continue helping the EMS students of Arkansas.

For information please call Judy @ 501-215-9331 or visit the AEMTA website, Facebook or AEMTA Lifeline for details. Please RSVP to 501-215-9331 as soon as possible, as we need a head count for lunch.