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Last Updated:
07.17.2008
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 Bordered by New York
City and the Long Island Sound to the south,
the Hudson River to the west, Putnam County
(Hudson Valley Region) to the north, and
Fairfield County (Connecticut) to the east, the region covers an
area of 450 square miles and almost one
million residents.
An amalgam of volunteer and
career providers, independent and fire service
based organizations, EMS operations in
the Westchester Region are comprised of forty-three
(43) certified ambulance services,
two (2) ALS
First Response agencies, and over thirty (30)
BLS First Response agencies.
The
Regional EMS Council and its Program Agency,
the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services,
are responsible for overseeing and
coordinating EMS operations as per New York
State Public Health Law in the county of
Westchester.
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Westchester Region Events / Calendars
 REGIONAL
MEETINGS
Weather Cancellations:
Listen to WHUD, WSPK and WFAS.
Changes & Additions: See the
Meeting Page for more info.
Want to add the Westchester REMSCO to your website ? Link to
http://www.localendar.com/public/WREMSCO
Also see schedules on the Regional Meetings or
Call Audit sub pages.
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Conference/Seminar opportunities under EMS
Conference Postings on the Training Page.
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WTC Responders Health / Fatality Investigation Programs
(717/2008)
Deadline to Register is August
13, 2008:
For
9/11 workers and volunteers who did rescue, recovery or cleanup work in
either Manhattan or Staten Island (Fresh Kills Landfill), NYS Workers’ Compensation Law
requires that you file
a claim to protect your right for workers’ compensation if you have
currently, or develop in the future, a 9/11- related illness.
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See
Local EMS Announcements
for more information. See the news tickers at the bottom of this
page for
national and international EMS news
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 WEB CAST OF
REGIONAL MEETINGS
(6/27/2008)
REMSCO and REMAC Meetings Broadcast:
REMAC and REMSCO meetings are now
available via web cast on the
Regional website. Recent meetings have been posted. Visit the Meeting Page
to access the sessions.
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 2008 ANNUAL
EMS AWARDS & DINNER (6/11/2008)
2007 Regional EMS Award Recipients Now
Posted: Congratulations to
all the honorees - see the list on the
Annual
EMS Awards Dinner page. Some of the recipients will
be forwarded to the SEMSCO for consideration for the State Awards
presented at Vital Signs in October.
Also visit the
PIEC page to see a complete
press releases of previous year's recipients.
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PARAMEDIC
AHA PROTOCOL UPDATE (3/21/2008)
DEADLINE FOR UPDATE - 3/31/2008 ! All
Paramedic-level agencies were mailed copies of the amended
protocols affected by the AHA guideline changes with the update process. Credentialed
paramedics are required to be in-serviced by their Primary Agency of
Record.
See the Protocols, Advisories
and Policies page in the REMAC section for more information.
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IMPORTANT
- RE: ALS PROVIDERS COMPLETING NYS BLS PROTOCOL UPDATE
(6/22/07)
READ REMAC CHAIR LETTER:
The Westchester REMAC has approved an amendment to the NYS BLS Protocol
update related to BLS aspirin administration for Cardiac Related
Emergencies, if approved by the
Service Medical Director, REMAC Credentialed Paramedics may be exempt
from the training component.
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IMPORTANT
UPDATE - RE: BLS PROTOCOL UPDATE TRAINING
(6/14/07)
READ REGIONAL EMS OFFICE MEMORANDUM:
Based upon inquires from local EMS agencies regarding roll-out for the
NYS BLS Protocol update related to aspirin administration for Cardiac
Related Emergencies, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Bureau of EMS (BEMS) has indicated that methods of distributing
Service Medical Director approved training presentations, other than in
a classroom setting, are acceptable.
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 Glucometers
& NYS Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (CLEP) Registration
(5/30/06)
Important reminder
to all Regional ALS Agencies:
The law requires that any EMS service testing blood glucose, whether by
electronic glucometer or chemstrip, be required to possess a
Limited Laboratory Registration.
In order to obtain the Registration, EMS agencies must complete and
submit the following documents:
Additional information regarding CLEP (as well as Quality Assurance
requirements related to this registration) is available on line,
www.wadsworth.org/labcert/clep/Administrative/ChangeForms.htm ,
and in the
CLEP Guide
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(link
to NYSDOH)
BLAST
LUNG INJURY AWARENESS (4/10/06)
Click
here.
