William Don Patterson/Randall Epperson
(Fannin County EMS)
DR. JOSEPH SIMON PEDIATRIC AWARD
Todd Robinson of Cherokee Fire and EMS
DR. ZEB BURRELL AWARD
Kevin Hardwell, M.D. (Floyd Medical Center)
DR. JOHN B. O'NEAL EMS PIONEER
Richard B. Hightower, Sr (Ambucare EMS) and
Don Taylor (Floyd Medical Center EMS/Gordon
County EMS)
EMS SERVICE OF THE YEAR
Redmond Regional Medical Center EMS
TODAY IN EMS
APRIL 2009
HE'S FINALLY HERE
David Foster is now in place as the new Region 1 EMS
Training Coordinator. David has decades of experience and a wealth
of knowledge. David is best remembered as the DTAE Field Training
Officer for North Georgia and the Region 4 EMS Training Coordinator.
A CHANGE IN THE EMS INSTRUCTOR QUALIFYING EXAM
PROCEDURE
Beginning on July 1, 2009 the Office of EMS is
planning to change the way candidates are tested for eligibility.
The new procedure will incorporate the National Registry exam as the
testing instrument. This will enable candidates to be tested more
frequently.
DR. ZEB BURRELL DIES
Dr. Zeb Burrell is near death under hospice care at
his home in Elberton, GA. Dr. Burrell was an early pioneer of
Georgia EMS. Dr. Burrell and his wife taught one of the first EMS
courses using a textbook they wrote. His funeral will be Friday,
June 5 at 2:00 p.m. in Elberton at the First United Methodist
Church.
MARK 1 KIT REPLACEMENT TO
BEGIN SOON
The expired Mark 1
plus kits will soon be replaced with dualdose kits
incorporating both Atropine and 2-PAM-chloride into
one syringe. Each old kit must be exchanged for a
new one at selected hospitals in the region. These
hospitals will dispose of the old medications. An
adequate supply of extra kits will also supply new
units.
REGION 1 EMS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND
COUNCIL APPROVES DADE AND WALKER CHANGES
The Region 1 EMS Transportation Committee met on
April 6, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Whitfield County 911 Center in
Dalton, GA and recommended approval of zone assignment to Dade
County EMS and Walker County EMS. The plan changes were submitted to
Dr. Elizabeth Ford for her approval as a representative of the Board
of Human Resources.
The committee tabled the zoning plan amendment
placing a one year time limit on reapplying for a zone and
recommended approval of the alternative proposal to handle private
request calls.
The Council will be having a called meeting to
consider changes to the zoning plan to include handling of private
calls, a limit on reapplication for zoning requests once it is
refused and other administrative issues.
Welcome to Georgia's # 1 EMS Region . . .
W
elcome to the official website of
Northwest Georgia Region I Emergency Medical Services - Georgia's
Number 1 EMS Region.
Region I EMS is a government agency
responsible for overseeing ambulance and medical first responder
operations in a 16-county region. We are part of the Georgia
Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Office of
Emergency Medical Services.
This website is intended to
disseminate information to the EMS professionals that serve Region I
EMS. It is also intended to provide information to the public
we serve.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have a
suggestion, complaint, comment, or a question you would like
addressed. Enjoy your visit, and thank you for visiting Region
I EMS.
