Staging: Brighton & CHS
Thank you all for your diligence and cooperation with staging for the Brighton Ambulance District when requested. Our partnership continues as it is beneficial to the residents of both districts. Effective Monday May 21 at 0800, we will be standardizing our posting location when covering for Brighton. Our new posting location will be Brighton-Henrietta Town line Road & Clay Road, in the Dunkin’ Donuts plaza. We will no longer be using the Winton Place plaza nor Doubletree Hotel posting...
Cardiac Monitor “Calibration Recommended” Ops Test Failures
If you see this message regarding battery, NBP, or CO2 calibration when performing the weekly Operational Test of the cardiac monitors, kindly write it down on the sheet and notify the Duty Officer. This message is a reminder only and will not impact the functionality of the unit, it may remain in service for use. There is no need to file an ePro ticket nor take the unit out of service. Our annual PM service on all of the monitors will be completed by May 11th.
Change in Staging Plan for overnights
Since the implementation of the Caledonia operation, it appears that the Caledonia truck is moving a lot between staging areas, especially on the night shift. In an effort to better utilize available resources, we have updated the staging plan for the overnight. The actual data to determine the best use of resources is thin as we’ve only been operating in Caledonia for a month, so we are doing a two- month trial, with the goal of reducing some stress on the team and utilizing resources... read more
VHF Radio Updates
Recently the VHF mobile radios in all CHS vehicles have been updated to have the following channels in order: Fire 3, Fire 4, Livingston County, Henrietta Fire, Gates 80, Chili 90. Pressing the "Home" button on the radios will bring you to the Livingston County Dispatch channel. As you will see, all of the VHF radios operate the same as they did previously, just with the updated channel lineup. Any questions can be directed to myself or Gared Roessel. -Lt. Merdak.
emsCharts Updates
emsCharts In order to standardize data and enable more accurate compliance, please review some changes and clarifications on the way some data points should be entered: • In the “Referring” section, please spell out street name designators. Ie: St = Street, Dr = Drive, Cr = Crescent, Ci = Circle, etc. • If at an intersection, the address should be written as: Road Name & Road Name. We should not be using any numerical designators for road names with exception to the expressways. @, /, and,... read more
Uniform Shirts Storage
As we have all noticed, the shirt closet has become stuffed with uniform shirts. Volkert was nice enough to install two new racks upstairs in bedroom 2. Beginning Monday, April 23rd, we will begin putting full timer shirts upstairs on these racks. They will still be separated ALS/BLS. Volunteer, per diem, and Chief's shirts will remain in the current closet. Please separate them this way upon bringing them back to the base. -Thanks, Lt. Gibson"
Stroke Notification
Based on the information above and the continuous variability of protocols amongst the hospitals, my recommendation is that you notify the receiving facility for all patients having stroke-like symptoms regardless of LKW time. Let the facility decide if they are going to activate their stroke team.
Operational Directive Update and FAQ
The following link will give you access to the latest version of the Operational Directive. This is a living (ever changing) document so as we make changes you will have access to them. The Chiefs have also added an FAQ document, which contains answers to all the questions submitted via the online form. As you are aware this is a dynamic process and we are doing our best to keep everyone up to date. We certainly appreciate everyone’s flexibility as we move forward. https://allen.box.com/s/... read more
Narcotic Wall Safe
Please remember to properly change the magnets to reflect the proper status of the kit inside the compartment of the safe. The magnet informs the CS Agents when they need to restock/ reseal.
Wall-Mounted Displays – Troubleshooting
If you have any issues with the wall-mounted displays (StatusCHS.com / Bryx), please do NOT try to re-start them on your own. File an ePro ticket under Information Technology and the team will address it ASAP. Thank you.