Tuesday, 25 February 2020
During a beautiful afternoon at Harbor Park in Norfolk on June 4, 2017, the Tidewater EMS Council presented eight regional EMS awards and a special lifetime achievement award. The awards presentation was part of the council's annual EMS family day at the ballpark attended by some 650 responders, dispatchers, emergency department staff and their families.
Read more: Tidewater EMS Council announces 2017 regional EMS award winners
EMS personnel cannot avoid exposure to the heat and humidity of Hampton Roads’ summers. Nor do we have much choice in the uniforms we wear. However, there are things you can do to reduce the effect of heat stress on your body and work performance.
Before Your Shift:
• Stay physically fit through a good diet and routine exercise. Maintain a healthy weight.
• Review your medications. Some medications can make it harder for the body to respond to heat stress and make you more susceptible to getting a sunburn. Talk with your physician or pharmacist if you have questions about your medications.
• Avoid drinking alcoholic and caffeinated beverages with large amounts of caffeine or sugar within eight hours of your shift. Energy drinks should be avoided.
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A year ago, a former law enforcement officer and mother of a child with autism started the Autism Law Enforcement Response Training (ALERT) program to help law enforcement and ther first responders learn how to respond to individuals on the autism spectrum during an emergency. Since then, the program has expanded to include fire and EMS, and it has trained personnel from 29 agencies in four states. To meet a need repeatedly brought up at these trainings, ALERT has developed an interactive communication app, Autism Talk.
Recently the Tidewater EMS Council’s Stroke, STEMI and EMS Performance Improvement (PI) plans received facelifts and contents were upgraded to reflect a new structure and committee processes.
Read more: Tidewater EMS Council revises the STEMI, Stroke and EMS PI plans
| TEMS OMD MTG - LOCATION TBD Tue Mar 10 @12:00AM - 02:00PM |
| PATIENT & PROVIDER MTG Thu Mar 12 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| VIRGINIA 1 DMAT MTG. - LEADERSHIP ONLY Tue Mar 17 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Mar 18 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Apr 08 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Jun 10 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Jun 17 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Aug 12 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Tue Feb 25 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Feb 26 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Thu Feb 27 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Consolidated Testing at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed Mar 18 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Wed Apr 29 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Thu Apr 30 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Consolidated Testing at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed May 20 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Tue Jun 23 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Jun 24 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Thu Jun 25 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
