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News From The Front Line November 29, 2010

The MEDIC Dispatch

Construction Alert!

As part of the US 29/NC 49 Roadway Improvement Project, Rocky River Road at the

intersection of N. Tryon Street (US 29) closed on Friday, September 17th.

Due to unforeseen underground utility conflicts, this work has been delayed. According to the

Charlotte Department of Transportation, this section of Rocky Rover Road is now scheduled

to reopen on Saturday, December 4th. This will allow the contractor to perform work in the

area for the US 29/NC 49 Roadway Improvement Project. A detour is set up using University

City Blvd. (NC 49) and Harris Blvd.

Driveways to residents and businesses will remain open. CATS will be affected.

For questions about this road closure, please contact Travis Stewart at 704.353.0500 or via

e-mail at tgstewart@charlottenc.gov. Thank you.

This Week:

Radio Call Signs 2

Makeup InService

Dates 3

Training Schedule 4

Mecklenburg

EMS

Agency

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Starting the morning of Wednesday, December 1st we will

change Medic’s supervisor and administration radio call

signs.

The radio call sign change allows for alignment to closely

match our reorganization structure. These changes take

effect at 06:30 on December 1st and a full list will be

available at the Logistics window. For questions about the

new radio call signs, please contact Michael Stanford at

michaels@medic911.com. Thank you.

Radio Call Signs

Position Radio# NameExecutive Director 101 Joe Penner

Deputy Director-Ops 102 Barry BagwellDeputy Director-L&D 103 Kevin StaleyDeputy Director-Adm 104 Jeff KeithEP&SO Supervisor 108 Michael Stanford

Medical Director 109 Tom Blackwell

Ops Manager-A 110 Keith OvercashOps Supervisor-A 111 David BrownOps Supervisor-A 112 Tim MarshburnOps Supervisor-A 113 Don ShueOps Supervisor-A 114 TBDOps Supervisor-A 115 TBD

Ops Manager-B 120 Bob FrancisOps Supervisor-B 121 Don OvercashOps Supervisor-B 122 TBDOps Supervisor-B 123 John CrunkOps Supervisor-B 124 TBDOps Supervisor-B 125 Beth Wally

On-duty Relief Ops Sup 131 assigned by vehicle

On-duty Relief Ops Sup 132 assigned by vehicle

On-duty Relief Ops Sup 133 assigned by vehicle

On-duty Relief Ops Sup 134 assigned by vehicle

Ops Manager-S 140 Bryan Edwards

Ops Manager-C 150 Todd Sims

CE Manager 170 Melissa GarifoEd/QI Specialist 173 Steve VandeventerEd/QI Specialist 174 Brian ShimbergPD Supervisor 179 Debbie Parrish

Public Relations 182 Kristin YoungRisk &Safety Coordinator 183 Amy Johnson

EMS Fellow 189 Kelly Gahan

As the weather gets colder, more

residents are beginning to use their

fireplace as an additional heat source.

Here are some tips to ensure that you

and your loved ones remain safe while

enjoying your fireplace!

1. Do not burn trash, plastics,

chemicals, wrapping paper, magazines,

colored or coated papers (including

newspaper fliers, junk mail, etc.). Never burn charcoal,

coal or holiday wreaths/trees in the fireplace.

2. Monitor to your smoke levels. Build small fires rather

than large, smoldering or “roaring” ones. Use seasoned

hardwoods that burn hot and provide complete

combustion.

3. Use your fireplace or wood stove sparingly for special

occasions. A fireplace or wood stove should never be

used as a primary heat source within the home.

4. Use a gas log when possible.

5. Clean your chimney often.

6. Never use gasoline, charcoal lighter or other

flammable liquids when attempting to light or re-ignite

a fire. The vapors of these products can explode

without warning.

7. Do not allow small children near the fireplace without

adult supervision.

8. Never leave a fire unattended and always make sure

that a fire in the fireplace/wood stove is completely

out before going to bed or leaving the home.

9. Be sure to remove flammable materials that hang or in

close proximity to your fireplace or wood stove.

10. Make sure you have basic fire safety knowledge and

equipment before using a fireplace or woodstove. Keep

a type ABC fire extinguisher close by, install a screen

that completely covers the fireplace opening, equip

your home with smoke detectors and use a spark

arrester on top of your chimney.

For more information on fireplace safety, please contact

Risk and Safety Specialist, Amy Johnson, at 704.943.6095,

980.395.3054 or via e-mail at amyj@medic911.com.

Fireplace Safety

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The Dept of Homeland Security Scholarship & Fellowship

Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the

basic science and technology innovations. Eligible students

must be studying in a homeland security-related science,

technology, engineering and mathematics field and meet the

following criteria:

* Undergraduate students

* U.S. citizenship required * Funding available for fall 2011

* Full tuition and monthly stipends

* Includes 10-week summer internships at federal research

facilities or DHS Centers of Excellence * Application Deadline: January 5, 2011 For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of

Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarship Program website at

http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/.

Scholarship Program

Below are the makeup

InService dates for the

month of November.

Please be sure to register

for one of the following

dates and times below. All

employees must be in

uniform and all sessions

will be held in the Medic

Auditorium.

Tuesday, Dec 14th

1200-1600

Wednesday, Dec 15th

1200-1600

If you have any questions or to register for the above

November makeup InService dates, please be sure to

contact Robin Pariso in Medical Services at

robinp@medic911.com.

Thank you.

FREE

The Flying Saucer proved to be a

fun, relaxed setting for the first off

-site meeting of the Medical Journal

and ECG Club.

We reviewed six published ECG's

from patients who either died

shortly after the ECG was

obtained, or had a significant delay

in diagnosis due to ECG misinterpretation. We also

discussed two journal articles on the risks and benefits of

spinal immobilization: Out-of-hospital Spinal

Immobilization: Its Effect on Neurologic Injury from

Academic Emergency Medicine; and Spine Immobilization

in Penetrating Trauma: More Harm Than Good?

from The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical

Care.

Attendance and interest for this meeting was significantly

increased and so we will host the next couple of meetings

at the Saucer. Please be sure to join us for our next

meeting tentatively scheduled for Friday, January 7th. More

to follow...

Medical Journal & ECG Club Makeup InService Dates

Please be

advised that all

HRA results

from October’s

Medic Health &

Benefits Fair

have been

compiled.

The HRA results

have been placed in your Medic mailbox for any employee

who did not have a chance to meet with a Carolina

HealthCare System health counselor last month.

Anyone with questions about their individual HRA results is

encouraged to contact your physician or see Nurse Kate if

you are comfortable doing so.

Thank you.

HRA Results

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Nov/Dec 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

28 B 29 A

30 A 1 B 2 B

3 A

4 A

5 A 6 B

7 B

8 A 9 A

10 B

Recertification Testing

11 B

Recertification Testing

12 B 13 A

Recertification Testing

14 A

Nov Makeup InService

1200—1600

15 B

Nov Makeup InService

1200—1600

16 B

17 A

Recertification Testing

18 A

Recertification Testing

19 A

20 B

ACLS Training @ CPCC—North

Campus

1300—1700

Recertification Testing

21 B

22 A

23 A

24 B

Thanksgiving Holiday

Medic Offices Closed

25 B

26 B

27 A

Thanksgiving Holiday

Medic Offices Closed

28 A

29 B 30 B 31 A

Visit Us on the Web!

www.medic911.com

MEDIC Mecklenburg EMS Agency

4525 Statesville Road

Charlotte, NC 28269

Tel: 704-943-6000

Fax: 704-943-6001

In-Service

Training

Medic Events

Holidays

Recertification Testing

Medic Calendar 2010 Training Schedule

AHA Refresher Classes at CPCC

Please contact Mary Ferracci at mary.ferracci@cpcc.edu

Classes will be held at the North Campus in Rooms

CJ119. Class times are from 1300—1700

ACLS DEC - 20 = **Pre-registration is mandatory**

NC Scope of Practice Recertification

Testing

**YOU MUST RECERTIFY DURING YOUR TEST

MONTH**

ALL CON ED must be up to date at time of

testing.

To schedule a test appt date and time, email Robin Pariso

at robinp@medic911.com

DEC 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20 (Expiration Dates JAN – MAR

2011)

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL CLASSES. ALL AHA CLASSES HELD AT CPCC.