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Date and Time site last updated:
01/15/10 01:35 PM
The next meeting
of the Saratoga County EMS Council will be on Monday, February 8th at 7:00 PM
Radio Project Information Meeting Scheduled
The Office of Emergency Services will hold an informational meeting on
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 starting at 7:00 pm at the
Hyatt located at Exit 12 and Rte 67 in Malta. Representatives from
each EMS agency are encouraged to attend to learn more about the final phase of
the new radio project, see actual radio equipment, and learn about the timeline
for completion of the new radio system for Saratoga County. RSVPs are required
to OES at (518) 885-2232. Click
here for a flyer
with additional details about the meeting.
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 the
EMT-Basic Original and EMT-Refresher is closed (these classes are filled).
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.
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
