Welcome to the Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council web
site. Step in and have a look around!
Date and Time site last updated:
03/21/13 06:37 AM
The next meeting
of the Saratoga County EMS Council will be on Monday, June 17th at 7:00 PM
Transition Materials Resource Page
A resource page containing links to free on-line courses required by DOH for
CFR through Paramedic level recertifications has been established. Click
on the EMS Students tab at the top of this page.
Spring EMS Course Schedule Posted
The Spring 2013 EMS Course Schedule has been posted and can be accessed
through the Courses tab at the top of this page. They include an EMT
Original and EMT Challenge Refresher Class at Malta Ambulance Corps and a
Certified First Responder (CFR) Original and CFR Challenge Refresher Course at
the Fire Training Center in Ballston Spa.
Click here
for a PDF version of the Spring 2013 schedule. Note that
all registration for courses is on-line through the
On-Line Registration tab at the top of this page. Refresher students will
be required to complete a transition to the new standards as a part of the
recertification course and all students are now required to complete IS-100b,
IS-700a and IS-5a or equivalent training as part of their original or refresher
courses. If none of these courses fit your schedule, check NYEMTinfo.com
for courses in other areas of NYS.
Radio Repair Requests Moved to On-Line Portal
The Office of Emergency Services announced that Radio Repair Requests for
County owned mobiles and portables as well as agency owned equipment needing
service by the County radio vendor (Pittsfield Communications) should be
requested via a newly opened web portal at
www.saratogacountyny.gov/radio/.
For a copy of the announcement with additional details,
click here.
Chemical Assisted Suicide Responder Reference Released
The HazMat Fusion Center
www.hazmatfc.com recently released a
Chemical Assisted
Suicide Responder Reference to aid emergency responders in recognizing and
managing chemical suicides. These incidents are happening with increasing
frequency across the Country. It is not a question of if, but when, we will see
our first of these in Saratoga County. Multiple occurrences throughout New York
State have had serious health consequences for responders. EMS Coordinator Mike
McEvoy strongly recommends that all services
laminate this
reference card and place one in each of their response vehicles. Let's not
lose an EMS provider for failing to keep abreast of the dangers we all face out
there!
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
