Minutes 01/26/1987 EMPLOYEE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
January 26, 1987
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jorge Aguilera, Sue Lemay, Randy Carroll, Helen Ortega, Marty
Ginter, Pat Hedrich, Pat Maahs
GUESTS PRESENT:
Doug Greenfield, Bill Griffin, Diane Flagg, Jeff Page
OLD BUSINESS
The Training Officer position is still open as of this date.
The radio is still not working in Truck 8.
In the next two years EMTs will be given the opportunity to go back to
school at the county's expense to become paramedics.
Doug Greenfield is meeting with Edison Community College to make the
paramedic course and anatomy and physiology courses better suited to
the State of Florida's needs.
The Phoenix award is all ready to go.
Vacation time has been changed to productive time as of the last Board
meeting. Also relocation fees up to $1,000 has been approved.
Consolidation - The Fire Departments like the system that is being run
at this time and no changes are seen in the future to move Fire
Departments and EMS together.
Policy Memo as of March 1st, employees will no longer be permitted to
work another job eight hours prior to starting their shift at EMS.
This means you must be off your second job by 12:30 AM.
Maps are being considered for each station. These will be large and
easy to read.
510 now carries their own nitrous.
Truck 2 and 7 are very warm on the floor boards where the
driver/paramedic sits. A heat insulator is being looked into.
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Truck 6 and 10 are BLS units. They can also be used as ALS units.
We're getting 7 new adult and pedi sets of MAST suits this year, and 7
more sets next year. They will be separate suits; not one size fits
all.
Rear View Mirrors will be installed on all vehicles.
Truck 9 and any other vehicle that doesn't have one, will have a spot
light installed.
Doug Greenfield needs to be notified immediately of any problems with
Motor Pool on repair of vehicles.
Commissioner Glass wrote a wonderful letter about the EMS crew who
took care of his mother.
Dopplers will be leased for one year to see if they work.
Try to have bottles labeled properly for supplies.
Narc keys (gray box) are to be on the medics keys only - not on the
drivers set.
Just a reminder - presigning the narcotic sign off sheet is a no-no.
New employees can get the HEPTAVAX vaccine. Contact the Health
Department for a TB test.
The carpet and sofa at the Immokalee station will be cleaned. Also the
phone line in Immokalee doesn't ring in the bedroom.
Zone units will not transport out of county unless as a last resort.
The jail will try to build a ramp to make moving patients easier.
There is a new ruling from the Sheriff's Dept. If any prisoner blows
more than a 3 blood alcohol, they must be transported to a medical
facility. Whether or not they are transported by EMS is up to the
Paramedic. Patient must be stable.
Trip tickets are going to be revised. Dr. Champion has simplified his
trauma score for prehospital use. Bill Griffin is working on these
changes.
Monthly station rotation will be 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 510.
The Immokalee Clinic is open on Saturday, but you have to knock on
the door.
North Collier Health Center has been sending patients by ambulance
just because they don't have cab fare. Any problems with this, let
Bill or Doug know.
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Doug Greenfield has new bids in hand for new vehicles.
Does anyone have any ideas for a short trip ticket for 506?
Apena monitor reports - Suggestions being taken on whether we really
need them and also a system on when they should be discontinued.
Some crews in Immokalee want yellow back up lines painted in the
bays. Bill Griffin reminded us that we are to have our partners
backing us up. Also the old bedroom hasn't been painted.
Marco Island Fire Department wants EMS back. Doug Greenfield stated
we would not be going back in the near future.
New mattresses were to be here in October. What happened?
503's portable in the station has not been transmitting out of the
station.
Green kits - A new idea is to sew vinyl flap on pockets so you can see
what's in each pouch. Marco Island Fire Department has these and
they are nice.
Thumpers may be able to be readjusted to meet the new CPR guidelines.
Personal phone calls at stations are to be kept to a minimum.
The new med boxes are laid out with pre-filled syringes. They look
great.
508 will be part-timers only.
Do not abuse your sick time. Management will not tolerate it.
Outside Employment Forms need to be turned in to Bill Griffin.
The Employee Advisory Council will be taking names for the new council.
Per Doug Greenfield, please retrieve endo-locks from patients brought
to the hospital. We are unable to buy them anymore and will be going
to a velcro type throw away. If a Medical Examiner case, then tape ET
in place where you take your lock.
If leaving an emesis basin from your truck with a patient, ask NCH to
give you one back.
503 has received a new couch.
Meeting adjourned at 1245.