AMR Changes System Status Plan

American Medical Response has recently changed it's ambulance deployement to a mixture of both 24 hour and 12 hour units. The 12 hour units are being deployed to posting locations to provide better area coverage as well as maximize unit usage. 12 hour units are also on an "peak staffing" schedule. This means there will be more ambulances on during the hours of predicted higher call volumes, and less during the slower times.

2010 Protocol Review

This first meeting of the Prehospital Care Committee reviewed the current Josephine County Protocols and made their recommendations for review. Some of the coming changes proposed are:

1. Adding Ketorolac (Tordal) for Musclo-skeletal pain management.

2. Removing the Surevent Transport Ventilators

3. Adding pediatric EZ IO protocol

4. Anaphylaxis protocol to reflect IM epinephrine

5. Updated Burn formula for fluid administration

6. Add pediatric epinephrine dose for cardiac arrest

7. add mandatory capnography requirement for Respiratory distress for those agencies that have it.

8. Hypothermia induction protocol for cardiac arrest patients

9. Various ICS updates, spelling corrections, and administrave additions.

This list is not all inclusive. If there are any changes you would like to see to your county protocols, please contact your agency representitive, Marty Hill MD, or Mark Wareing at AMR.