Welcome to the Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council web
site. Step in and have a look around!
Date and Time site last updated:
06/29/10 10:18 AM
The next meeting
of the Saratoga County EMS Council will be on Monday, October 11th at 7:00 PM
Fall EMS Training Course Schedule Released
The Fall 2010 Saratoga County EMS Training Course Schedule has been posted.
Click here or on the Courses button above to view the entire
schedule or click
here to download a PDF copy of the schedule. Courses include an EMT-Basic Original, an EMT-Refresher, and an
Pilot Core Content CME Refresher (for currently certified EMTs who are enrolled
in their department's CME refresher program). All courses this fall will
be held at the Fire Training Center in Ballston Spa. Registration for all
classes is done on-line by clicking here or on the On-Line Registration button
above. If you do not find a course that fits your schedule, you may want
to check NYEMTinfo.com for listings of other
courses in the Region.
Galway MAP Changes take effect June 23
A revised Mutual Aid Plan (MAP) for Galway will take effect at 0800 hours on
Wednesday, June 23rd (2010). Copies of the revised plans are
posted on the downloads page accessible through the
link above.
NYS DOH Issues Updated Ryan White Exposure Guidance
DOH issued an advisory to Emergency Service Agencies on access to
confidential HIV related information in cases of occupation exposures.
Click here for a copy of the
advisory.
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. Looking for a summer EMT course? See up top of
this page...
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
