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Central Virginia EMS Expo
Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Henrico County Division of Fire, and Chesterfield Fire & EMS have partnered once again to deliver the 6th Annual Central Virginia EMS Education Expo.Read more... |
Nomination Period is OPEN for 2015 PEMS Region EMS Awards! It is time again to recognize excellence in those within our regional Emergency Medical Services community who stand out for their vision, their leadership, and their performance. The Peninsulas EMS Council, Inc. is actively seeking the nominations of your top performers for the 2015 Peninsulas Region EMS Awards. We believe that you and your people know best who in each category is deserving of recognition,...Read more... |
Training Opportunity - Fredericksburg Area Critical Care & Trauma SymposiumThe 7th Annual Aircare 2 Fredericksburg Area Critical Care & Trauma Symposium will take place on 7 March, 2015 at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA. Registration is $35.00 and classes include: Interesting Cases from the State ME Defending Your Actions in Court: Mock Trial Pediatric Congenital Anomalies Medical Legal: Child Abuse Basic Vent Management Hemolytic Lab Burns Pediatric Assessment Fundamentals Heat and Cold Emergencies Trauma Resuscitation Advanced Airway Lab Pediatric...Read more... |
Spring 2015 RSAF Grant Workshop: 28 January 6:00 p.m.
The spring RSAF Grant cycle opens soon! Submission deadline is 16 March, 2015!
To help you prepare, PEMS is hosting Amanda Davis, Grants Manager for the Office of Emergency Medical Services, to present the latest information on the RSAF grant program and application procedures. The meeting will be held at the PEMS office (Dunston Room).
This workshop is open to all, but to ensure adequate planning, please...Read more... |
Rare Training Opportunity - EZ-IO Procedural Cadaver LabTeleflex / EZ-IO is presenting a Procedural Cadaver Lab on 10 February, 2015 at the Richmond Marriott, 500 Broad Street, Richmond, VA.
This training, which should take approximately 2 hours, is provided free of charge. Interested individuals may sign up for a time slot at the registration website: www.eziolab.com. Continuing education hours will be provided. These training slots will fill quickly, so act fast.
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FDA warns health care professionals not to inject patients with IV solutions from Wallcur, of San DiegoFDA warns health care professionals not to inject patients with IV solutions from Wallcur, of San Diego The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals not to use Wallcur, LLC, simulated intravenous (IV) productsin human or animal patients. These products are for training purposes only. Before administering IV solutions to patients, health care providers should carefully check the labels to ensure that the products...Read more... |
Spring 2015 RSAF Grant Cycle Opens Soon!
The submission period for the Spring 2015 RSAF grants will open on 1 February, 2015.
All agency leadership should take time to review the needs of the agency and the application process so they are prepared early for the new application process. This is the second grant cycle that will be using the new, much improved E-Gift online application process. While the new process is streamlined...Read more... |
2015 PEMS Protocol and Medication Kit RolloutsThe classes for the 2015 PEMS Protocol and Medication Kit Rollouts are here! Times and Locations: January 15, 2015 PEMS Office (Dunston Room) 18:30 - 19:30 January 19, 2015 Hampton Fire Training Center 15:00 - 16:00 January 29, 2015 James City County Training Center 14:00 - 15:00 January 29, 2015 Rappahannock Community College (Kilmarnock Site) 18:30 - 19:30 The rollout sessions will cover both the 2015 changes to PEMS Regional Patient...Read more... |
PEMS Mourns the Passing of John Reed Donnelly
Jon Reed Donnelly
(09/25/1942 – 01/05/2015)Read more... |
New Medication BoxesPEMS Agencies, Early 2015 (tentatively February 16, 2015), PEMS will be exchanging the red and blue stat medication boxes for a yellow Fuertes case. This Fuertes case will have a PEMS barcode label and box number P followed by a four digit number. (eg: P0001)Read more... |
