EMS News Briefs from Mike McEvoy

By EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy, Ph.D., NRP, RN, CCRN
NYSAFC EMS Committee

Fire Service MIH Rep Needed

The New York Mobile Integrated Healthcare Association (www.nymiha.org) advocates for community paramedics and mobile integrated health services in New York. The association is in search of a fire service representative to replace EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy (former NYSAFC EMS director) on its board of directors. This is an important mission that serves to benefit all of New York's EMS providers, hopefully by encouraging changes in legislation that would allow EMS services to operate in non-emergency situations. If you or a fellow fire-based EMS provider are interested, email Mike McEvoy.

NYS Trauma Report Published

The New York State Trauma folks produced a nifty report summarizing Trauma Registry data for 2010–2013. It contains some interesting EMS data on response times, destination selection, transport distances, and ED wait times, among the many other items analyzed. A PDF is available here. It appears that adult trauma patients are being taken to appropriate hospitals. Pediatric data needs a bit more analysis; it implies destinations may not be consistently appropriate, but the reasons are fuzzy.