Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Kent “Curly” Jules Weber passed away February 24, 2017. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Amelia Weber and survived by his son, Gregg Weber (Kathy), granddaughter Megan Duke (Cory), great-grand-daughter Addison, brother Don Weber (Pat), Grace Maskell (Rich) and numerous nieces and nephews.
Read more: Kent J. Weber, TEMS founding executive director, dies at 94
Sentara Nightingale has flown more than 20,000 accident-free missions since its first flight on February 25, 1982. A flying ICU, Nightingale’s flight nurses and paramedics provide hospital-grade care while speeding critically ill and injured patients to the Level I trauma and tertiary referral center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Read more: Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance Celebrates 35th Anniversary
During the past several years the Tidewater EMS region and many places across the nation have worked to improve the outcome of patients experiencing ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI. Hospitals and emergency medical systems are organizing coordinated regional plans for STEMI diagnosis and rapid reperfusion. The work is being done through heart attack coalitions, and in our region the Eastern Virginia Heart Attack Coalition has achieved amazing success.
Read more: STEMI Accelerator Project improves cardiac outcomes – but there’s more to do
January 27, 2017 - Today the Tidewater Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council announced immediate availability of the regional EMS protocol training videos, enabling EMS providers and agencies to begin the rollout process of the 12th edition of the regional protocols. The protocols and training videos are available 24/7 at www.tidewaterems.org/protocols.
The 2017 session of the Virginia General Assembly opened January 11 and adjourned on February 25. One additional session will be held on April 5 to consider any Governor vetos. The council tracked bills and resolutions of interest to the EMS community.
| Cardiac Grand Rounds Tue Oct 23 @ 7:00AM - 08:00AM |
| CISM Team Meeting & Annual Awards Mon Nov 05 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| Patient & Provider Safety PI Meeting Thu Nov 08 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Trauma/Triage PI Meeting Thu Nov 08 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM |
| Office Closed - Veterans’ Day Mon Nov 12 @12:00AM |
| Office Closed - Thanksgiving Day Thu Nov 22 @12:00AM |
| Office Closed - Thanksgiving Day Fri Nov 23 @12:00AM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Dec 12 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| OMD Committee Meeting Thu Dec 13 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Dec 19 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| Cardiac Grand Rounds Tue Oct 23 @ 7:00AM - 08:00AM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Tue Oct 23 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Oct 24 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Mass Casualty Incident Management - Module I Sat Oct 27 @ 9:00AM - 02:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course Sun Oct 28 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Sat Nov 03 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Sun Nov 04 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Virginia Symposium Wed Nov 07 @12:00AM |
| Virginia Symposium Thu Nov 08 @12:00AM |
| Virginia Symposium Fri Nov 09 @12:00AM |
