September 17, 2008
Mount Vernon News
12 Lead EKG transmission project
June 9, 2007
EMS & FD
Open House
Thank You to all the members of the department and especially those of the community for attending the Open House that was put on by Fredericktown EMS & Fredericktown Fire Department. With the efforts of many members the event was a success. The morning started out with demonstrations on SCUBA diving, and Auto extrication, then a demonstration on how to use Fire extinguishers, and the at 12:40 Med Flight 5 arrived on the west side of the building. Flight crew members were on hand to talk about their equipment and their jobs. Kids and adults were given the opportunity to tour the aircraft and to see just what a wonderful tool this is to have available to our community.
Educational items for all ages were available to the community and again I welcome the members to stop by the station if they have any questions. Thank you for your continued support.
Thank you for your support
I would like to thank the residents of the Fredericktown Community Joint Emergency Ambulance District for once again showing their support towards our service. On May 8th, 77% of the voting population supported our request for additional funding.
With the additional funding we will be able to continue to provide daytime staffing with 2 members on station between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm, with future plans on increasing the hours to 12 hours a day. Also the funding will be used to help with the purchasing of equipment that is used by the crews.
With
the ever changing medical treatments we will be encouraging our
members to help further their education by attending educational
classes that have to do with emergency medical care, thus allowing
us to be current with medical treatment trends.
I am very fortunate to be able to serve the district as the chief,
and also I am very fortunate to have a great staff that dedicated
their time and efforts into helping provide a great service to our
community. I encourage members of the community to become
aware of what we are doing as a department, please feel free to
contact me in person, by phone or e-mail .
I
would like to invite all the members of the community and
surrounding communities to attend the Open house that will be held
at the station on Columbus Rd on June 9th from 10 am
until 2 pm. We will have our equipment on display, some
informative information available and we have Med Flight scheduled
to be here for the public to view starting at 12pm.
Again
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the community for
their continued support.
(click my signature for e-mail link)
Thank you,
FEMA Grant Awarded to Fredericktown EMS
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The Fredericktown EMS recently received a grant thru the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant to purchase 29 sets of EMS gear. This gear will allow for all of our members to be protected against Blood Borne Pathogens. Also the gear will offer a "FLASH" protection in case of a fire while assisting with patient care during auto extrications. Included in the grant are boots, pants, jackets, helmets and gloves. It is important to offer our members the highest level of protection from hazards that potentially could hurt them or their families. We will be purchasing the items thru Fire Safety Services. Fredericktown EMS get an EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TRAILER The Fredericktown EMS was awarded several grants in excess of $11,000 thru various organizations to purchase and equip a trailer to be used during a period when temporary shelter would be needed for the community. The Community Trust of Mt. Vernon & Knox County, The Peoples Fund (Consolidated Electric), Wayne Grange, Mast Electric, Unique Metal Designs, and the Knox County Chapter of the American Red Cross have all made sizeable contributions in one form or another to make this entire project possible. The Fredericktown Presbyterian church has signed a contract with the Red Cross to allow the EMS or Red Cross to set up an emergency shelter in the time of need. A hook up for a generator was installed at the church to allow the church to be powered during any such emergency. The Fredericktown Fire Department received a large diesel generator to be used to power the church during the emergency. Items in the trailer include cots, blankets, pillows, paper products, bath towels, convinces kits, water jugs, and soon to be added will be communication capabilities with numerous agencies in and around Knox County. We are currently looking for some donation to be able to purchase games, and activities that could be used when the shelter is set up, and also looking for VOLUNTEERS to work in the shelter and around the community during a emergency. As a community that comes together in times of need, we would like to have as many members of "our community" help and assist with the shelter as possible. If anyone is interested in helping out with the shelter please contact Chief Rick Lanuzza by e-mail at chief441@fredericktownems.net. Burgett Family / Kokosing & Landers Family Foundations make generous donations On December 28, 2006, members of the Burgett Family/ Kokosing Foundation along with the Landers Foundation made generous donations towards the improvement of pre-hospital cardiac care in Knox County. Donations totaling more than $60,000.00 were distributed to EMS departments in Knox County for the updating of cardiac monitoring equipment and the technology to wirelessly transmit 12 lead ECG's. With the announcement of the upcoming C-PORT trials at Knox Community Hospital which involves interventional cardiac stents for ST segment elevation M/I's (STEMI) we thought that it was imperative to make this step forward. By having this technology the medics transporting patients will be able to send a diagnostic quality 12 lead ECG to the Emergency Department prior to the arrival of the patient, thus allowing the Emergency Department to prepare for necessary therapy. This is an exciting time for Fredericktown EMS along with the other departments in Knox County, by having the ability to transmit 12 leads maybe we can help improve the time that it will take a patient to be recovering from an cardiac intervention. We would like to thank the members of both foundations for their generous donations to the communities of Knox County and their efforts for improving pre-hospital cardiac care.
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