Neil Mathews - Cleared ALS
Congrats!
Radio Protocol
Just a reminder that the EMS dispatcher does not record if you are transporting ALS or BLS, unless you are taking a paramedic from a fly car. That just tells them that the fly car paramedic is on the amb. Also they don’t care if you are going green. Red transports are announced as a matter of course so that ques the dispathcer to ask if you want them to make any notifies. As a routine transmission: the following works: “EMS from 6169, transport to strong” 295 is busy enough, lets keep our... read more
EZ IO
Starting with the Bag Check on the 15th, please replace the EZ-IO Driver (drill) with a new one, to be found in a box in the ALS Room. The new drivers will have an LED on the handle that shows green when fully operational, and flashes red when there is 10% or less battery life. Please put the old ones loose in the same box in the ALS Room.
Nick Condidorio — Cleared Paramedic
Be sure to congratulate Nicholas Condidorio on his recent upgrade to the ALS level!
Chase Corporate Challenge
Our team has been created and registration is now open at www.jpmorgan.com/cc Click on "Rochester" in the series schedule, find "Company Home Pages" in Event Details, and locate our team. Remember: Henrietta Ambulance will pay for your registration and 1 guest. Please use an email that you check regularly and if you are signing up a guest, use THEIR email. Each time someone registers, I receive an email confirmation. I use this email to send out important information and updates regarding... read more
Mandatory Meeting For All Full-Time Employees
GMR will be going over the health care options for the upcoming plan year on November 1 at 1600. It begins the open enrollment period. This meeting is mandatory for all full time employees to attend. It will be followed by offerings for optional insurance (disability, catastrophic illness, etc.) by AFLAC and Allstate, which all employees are free to attend and enroll in. The training meeting will begin at 1800 as normal.
Ready? Set.....Lift!
Remember our training. You should be verbalizing this with every lift. It’s a work in progress, keep up the GREAT efforts.
STROKE STICKERS
Check out advisory 16-01 in NYCU. We are now carrying stroke stickers. They should be filled out and placed on the patient’s shirt, whenever you call in a stroke alert.
Congratulations are in order...
Congratulations to the following who have recently cleared! Stephen Benson - BLS & Driver Olivia Trippi - BLS Alex Gibson - Driver
Welcome, Jon Dalton!
Please join us in welcoming our newest full-time paramedic. Introduce yourself to Jon when you see him. His first shift is Monday 7/25.