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APRIL 2019 AS THE AMBULANCE ROLLS All Staff Meet- ing April 18th, 2019 @ Station 1 GRAND COUNTY EMS Special points of inter- est: New look to the newslet- ter Always keep three points of contact at all times on the ground during win- ter Always sign narcotics log with the relieving party or Captain on shift On Saturday March 23, 2019 EMS personnel Captain Erich Barber, Stay Safe and always be Alan Gonano, Jessica Knezovich, Andrew Smyth, Garret Sullivan, a professional with a Karla Whitacre, and Travis Wildeboer responded to a CPR in pro- personal touch!!! gress in Fraser. Bystanders had initiated CPR. The crew responded quickly and was able to resuscitate the patient and achieved ROSC. Inside this Issue The patient was discharged in full recovery and walking out of the Caught in the Action 2 hospital on Wednesday March 27, 2019. Shout outs 6 Dr. Lupica passed on this amazing feed back from MPH! Phone a friend 8 “Wanted to let you know that the MPH nursing staff, CCT and physi- Ask a Doc cian we all very happy with/ impressed by the work you all did with Information 9 the arrest case. People went out of their way to tell me that they re- Happy Birthday 10 ally appreciated GCEMS sticking around the ED to help out. Thanks Employee of 11 for your great work and all you do!” wrote Dr. Lupica. The month Solution & Winners 13 Case study 14 Recipes 15 Upcoming Events 16 Trauma time 17 Out policy Training 18 Page 1 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Caught in The Action Thanks for making GCEMS a respected organization out in our community! If you have any pictures and stories that you would like highlighted in the MONTHLY Newsletter, please email them (high resolution) to Tara at [email protected] Above: Captain Brian Gourdin picking up a small rock slide that occurred on HWY 40 Or to Lorren at on March 6. [email protected] along with a brief To the Right and Below: Crews Tanner & description. Becca; Jess & Sully; Charity & Cory; and The more pictures the better! shift Captain Jeanne Power responding to a car accident on the west side of Parshall on HWY 40 on March 13, 2019, during the “Bomb Cyclone” Thank you for all that you do !!!! PAGE 2 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Girl Scouts say Thank You A couple girls from the Girl Scouts Daisy Troop stopped by to drop off cookies and thank you cards to say thank you for helping them get their First Aid Badges!!! PAGE 3 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Granby Elementary Career Day March 26,2019 Granby Elementary had career day for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders on March 26,2019. GCEMS personnel, Eric Goldberger, Andrew Hayes, Logan Price, Tara Gourdin, Lorren Sher- rill, and HS Interns Blake and James teamed up with Grand Fire to show the kids on how to Stop the Bleed; what to do with burns, and answer questions. Towards the end the kiddos got a glance of what GCEMS and Grand Fire do by running a scenario. PAGE 4 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Granby Elementary Career Day March 26,2019 Above Left: and below: HS Interns Blake and James demonstrate how to stop the bleed. Left: Lt Tara Gourdin helps a group practice bandaging a wound . Above: Eric Goldberger lets a couple girls practice their skills . Below Left: Blake and James demonstrate how to bandage a wound with 2 people with help from a volunteer . PAGE 5 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Station Shout Outs Rotation Sunday, April Captain M. Lewis wanted to give a shout out to Josh Peterson and Richard “Scooter” McGraw. 7th “On Saturday March 2, Josh and Richard were dispatched to a lift assist. Sounds like an elder- ly couple got stuck in the snow and when she was out of the car she fell and slide under the car. The crew and PD were able to get her up and the PD left the scene. “ Medic 10 at “Josh and Richard had her sit in the ambulance to get warm and got their car unstuck and Station 4 then followed them to their home to make sure they got in okay.” Medic 3 at “They definitely went above and beyond on this one!” Melissa added Station 1 Medic 2 at Station 3 Medic 4 at Station 2 Leave the Thanks For Calling radios, pagers, and garage We received this thank you door openers email from Francie Ander- at the station. son from Flight For Life on Computers March 18, 2019. stay with the trucks. Take Hello! your personal Thanks for calling this morning, we’re always happy to rendezvous for a patient. items with I’m told your crew did a stellar job which precluded the need for the patient to be transported to Denver. Nice work! No surprise though, I hear you are an awesome you. EMS group. Have a great I’m new to this program and hope to meet all of you in person – maybe once the day! avalanches stop closing the highways. Until then, feel free to contact me for any reason. Regards, Francie Anderson, RN, BSN Outreach Coordinator, Flight for Life PAGE 6 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Mission Statement New Day Room Decoration!!!! Shout Out It is the mission of Grand “MMRT ran a great call County Emergency on Lake Granby late night Medical Services to March 15 in to early provide life saving point of care services, morning of March 16. emergency pre-hospital Andy, Logan, Chris, and care during transport, Eric all did a great job and emergent & non- emergency medical helping the SO and GLF transportation, with the get the 2 patients off of highest standard of the lake after getting professionalism, the most advanced training, stuck in waist deep slush and a deep sense of for several hours. One caring for our patients patient refused care and and their families. The day room got a new wall decoration this past month the second patient was Consistent with a thanks to Middle Park High School senior Blake Shan- hypothermic and was commitment to non who made. Blake is currently taking the EMT class transported to Middle excellence, Grand County and is also one of the MPHS interns here at GCEMS. His EMS focuses a strong goal after graduation and passing the National Registry Park Medical Center in emphasis on quality is to become a Firefighter Paramedic just like his dad! Granby.” - Captain Bar- emergency medical care, ber treating the professional EMS staff with dignity and respect as well as Meet The New County the citizens we serve. Manager Grand County Emergency Medical Services The Grand County Board of County Commissioners is continually works to maintain excellence by proud to announce that Katherine McIntire has been investing in training and selected as the new County Manager. technology that enhances Katherine McIntire currently serves as the Public Af- our professional EMS fairs Director for Jefferson County, Colorado. She is staff ability to provide the highest quality of married and has two children who still live at home. emergency patient care, McIntire’s experience includes: previously serving as increase community Acting County Manager for Jefferson County, a posi- awareness, and increase tion with the Colorado Water Conservation Board dur- the value of our service. ing development of Colorado’s Water Plan, positions Grand County Emergency with Ouray County, Colorado; and serving as Director Medical Service is of the Telluride Institute’s Watershed Education Pro- Committed to the ject. She is also a former Peace Corps volunteer. Community today and for the changing future. Former County Manager Lee Staab retired from the County in February. Ed Moyer will serve as the Interim County Manager until McIntire joins Grand County in mid-April, 2019. PAGE 7 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Phone a Friend Ask a doc Reminders Winter is still upon us! Be prepared with extra travel time for you shift. CRC Next meeting TBD will be announced over email. Reviewing recommendations and coming up with a Open invitation to call ED physicians plan to implement Greetings from the community ED docs! In the spirit of improving communication changes. and collaboration of patient care, we would like to invite you all to call any ED doc on shift (East Grand, MPH-Granby and MPH-Kremmling) if you would like to dis- cuss: A case that falls outside of protocol Any complicated case that you would like to run by a physician Any case where there is a disagreement regarding patient care in the field The meaning of life If you have that not-so-fresh feeling that you might be missing something If you need more information about the patient (all ED’s in Grand County use EPIC, we can look stuff up for you, such as meds/allergies/history/etc) I realize that online command can lead to delays in appropriate care if too strin- gent while leading to medical oversight liability if too loose; however, the growing trend involving online EMS medical oversight is that it should be tailored to the EMS system, the region, and the general populace that it serves. So let’s make it into something GRAND (sorry, I had to) that works for us and for our patients. -Dr. Michelle Lupica PAGE 8 “Giving Life A Chance” April 2019 Information WINTER GRILL COVERS Captain Cell Phone Double Transports! Every paramedic’s favorite type of transfer! Yes, that is sarcasm. Check your email for a survey asking for input regarding dou- ble transports.