Paramedics from an agency other than CHS MIHC
Just a reminder that at NO TIME is a paramedic from another agency permitted to ride in the back of our ambulance alone. At a minimum, our EMT rides and completes a full PCR. If it is a situation where a fly car paramedic on scene declines to transfer care to our paramedic (which is their prerogative), our paramedic will ride in the back with the visiting paramedic. Please be sure to inform the other paramedic that we will return them to their vehicle, however we are in service when leaving... read more
RSI Medication Changes
We are no longer stocking Succinylcholine as of August 1st. Some kits already have had it removed due to expiration or warm stock replacement, and we are not restocking the medication. RSI Techs have already been advised, and the wall charts will be reposted shortly. Meanwhile PLEASE be diligent about dating RSI Kits when they are moved. We have two kinds: warm and cold. Kits may be moved from one environment to another due to vehicle maintenance or restock. Please make sure when a kit is... read more
Your Carbon Monoxide Detector, and You
Since we’ve reintroduced the CO detectors on the primary response bags there have been some questions about their use and meaning. To clear up some misconceptions and reinforce the reason for these devices, here are a few tips: • If the device alarms and flashes, and KEEPS alarming and flashing, there is a problem! o The detector is set to monitor several levels of exposure, the most serious of which is a life-threatening amount of CO in the air around you. o If the device starts alarming... read more
Second Rig to MVAs
Just a reminder that the second rig responding to MVA’s does not come on the air, they just send a note via Bryx and respond in service unless another resource is needed.
Henrietta Station - Traffic Light Button
Please remember when responding to a call from the Hene Station to please press the Traffic Light Button and the end of the ramp in the garage. This gives you a green light and left turn arrow and will display a red light to all of the other motorist entering the intersection. You still have to aware of the distracted drivers that are not paying attention.
Staging: Brighton & CHS
Thank you all for your diligence and cooperation with staging for the Brighton Ambulance District when requested. Our partnership continues as it is beneficial to the residents of both districts. Effective Monday May 21 at 0800, we will be standardizing our posting location when covering for Brighton. Our new posting location will be Brighton-Henrietta Town line Road & Clay Road, in the Dunkin’ Donuts plaza. We will no longer be using the Winton Place plaza nor Doubletree Hotel posting...
Cardiac Monitor “Calibration Recommended” Ops Test Failures
If you see this message regarding battery, NBP, or CO2 calibration when performing the weekly Operational Test of the cardiac monitors, kindly write it down on the sheet and notify the Duty Officer. This message is a reminder only and will not impact the functionality of the unit, it may remain in service for use. There is no need to file an ePro ticket nor take the unit out of service. Our annual PM service on all of the monitors will be completed by May 11th.
Change in Staging Plan for overnights
Since the implementation of the Caledonia operation, it appears that the Caledonia truck is moving a lot between staging areas, especially on the night shift. In an effort to better utilize available resources, we have updated the staging plan for the overnight. The actual data to determine the best use of resources is thin as we’ve only been operating in Caledonia for a month, so we are doing a two- month trial, with the goal of reducing some stress on the team and utilizing resources... read more
VHF Radio Updates
Recently the VHF mobile radios in all CHS vehicles have been updated to have the following channels in order: Fire 3, Fire 4, Livingston County, Henrietta Fire, Gates 80, Chili 90. Pressing the "Home" button on the radios will bring you to the Livingston County Dispatch channel. As you will see, all of the VHF radios operate the same as they did previously, just with the updated channel lineup. Any questions can be directed to myself or Gared Roessel. -Lt. Merdak.
emsCharts Updates
emsCharts In order to standardize data and enable more accurate compliance, please review some changes and clarifications on the way some data points should be entered: • In the “Referring” section, please spell out street name designators. Ie: St = Street, Dr = Drive, Cr = Crescent, Ci = Circle, etc. • If at an intersection, the address should be written as: Road Name & Road Name. We should not be using any numerical designators for road names with exception to the expressways. @, /, and,... read more