Welcome to the Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council web
site. Step in and have a look around!
Date and Time site last updated:
03/07/10 07:14 PM
The next meeting
of the Saratoga County EMS Council will be on Monday, April 12th at 7:00 PM
Automatic Mutual Aid Memo Issued
County EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy issued a February 23rd memo reminding
agencies of their obligation to keep Communications advised of crew status.
Many agencies have not complied with County and REMO policies requiring
notification to EMS Dispatch when crews are not available to staff ambulances
listed as in service for the agency.
Click here for a copy of the memo.
Spring 2010 Course Schedule In Progress
The Spring 2010 EMS Training Course schedule released in October is in
progress. It
includes an EMT-Original, EMT-Refresher, Certified First Responder (CFR)
Original and CFR-Refresher. Registration for all
courses is now closed.
Click here or on the Courses tab above to view or
download a copy of the schedule. You can also
click here to download a
copy of the complete course schedule. Note that all registrations are now done
on-line through the On-Line Registration tab
above. If you don't find a course that fits your scheduling needs, please
visit nyemtinfo.com for schedules of other
Course Sponsors throughout New York State. Check back in July for our Fall
Schedule of courses.
Missed the Flu Vaccine POD?
The Flu Vaccine clinics for Public Safety Personnel are completed. If
you are an EMS provider, Firefighter, or Law Enforcement Officer and missed one
of the Points of Distribution, contact Saratoga County Public Health at 584-7460
to arrange for your vaccine(s).
Cyanokit Deployment for Fire Victims
Saratoga County has purchased ten Cyanokits and
strategically deployed them around the County. Cyanokits are an antidote for
cyanide poisoning, thought to be the leading cause of death in fire victims.
Two kits each are presently available in Clifton Park-Halfmoon, Malta,
Community, Wilton and Moreau. Please consider calling one of these agencies for
a Cyanokit for any arrested patient pulled out from a structure fire or for any
firefighter who collapses in arrest during or after interior structural
firefighting activities. Our resuscitation rate for fire victims in Saratoga
County is dismal - near zero. A study
using the Cyanokit over an 8 year period in Paris shows that we may be able
to revive more than half of our fire scene victims with this new antidote. If
you have an arrest at a fire scene, please call for an agency with a Cyanokit.
For more information on Cyanokit, visit
www.cyanokit.com.
Archived Information
Click here to access information previously posted on this main page that has
been archived.
Contact Information
- Telephone
- 518-383-8608
- FAX
- 518-383-4915
- Snail Mail
- PO Box 624 Ballston Spa, NY 12020
- Electronic mail
- Information:
info@saratogaems.org
