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REGION 1 EMS AWARDS RECIPIENTS

EMT OF THE YEAR:

 Paul Lowe (Gordon County EMS)                  

 EMS DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Larry Ballew (Murray County EMS)                             

MARY BETH BOWNS TRAUMA AWARD

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      

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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.

 

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Welcome 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.

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