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CVEMSA Office Relocation July 26, 2024

The Coastal Valleys EMS Agency offices are moving!

Coastal Valleys EMS Agency will have a new location beginning Friday, July 26, 2024. Plese note our new address will be:

 

Coastal Valleys EMS Agency

463 Aviation Blvd.

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

 

Phone numbers and email contacts will remain unchanged. 

 

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27th EMS For Children Forum- Save The Date

27th EMS for Children Educational Forum - Save the Date!

Please see this flyer for the 27th EMS for Children Educational Forum to be held Thursday November 7, 2024 from 8:30 am- 3:30 pm in Fairfield, CA.

Topics covered include:

Difficult deliveries and neonatal resuscitation

Sports-related cardiac arrest

Behavioral Health, a family perspective

Pediatric run review

Skills and simulation training

5.5 BRN or EMS CE continuing education hours will be offered for attendees.

UPDATE 07/15/2024: Registration Flyer now available here: EMSC Educational Forum Registration Flyer

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EMS/Trauma Symposium

Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in collaboration with Santa Rosa Junior College is presenting their first annual EMS/Trauma Symposium on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. 

The event will be held at the SRJC Public Safety Training Center from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration is free but required by May 17, 2024.

4.0 Continuing Education credits are offered for EMS personnel and nurses. Please see this posting for all the details:

 

 EMS/Trauma Symposium-Register by May 17 for free trauma care education

 

 

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CVEMSA Administrative Policy Updates

 

CVEMSA has published final versions of the policies listed below following public comment.

 

Administrative Policy 4008, Turnover of Patient Care has been revised to support the increased use of Basic Life Support ambulance transport where such utilization is medically appropriate for patients. The policy provides direction to EMS care providers for patient-centric decision making. This policy formalizes current medical direction provided in EMS Special Memorandum 23-005

 

Administrative Policy 4010 EMT Transport of Emergent Patients, is a new policy that guides decision making for EMT caregivers when considering immediate transport to an emergency department or an ALS intercept when managing critical patients in the absence of paramedics on scene. This policy formalizes current medical direction provided in EMS Special Memorandum 23-005

 

Administrative Policy 4014 Stat (Emergency) Ambulance Transfer revised to include “Emergency” in the title for clarity. Also expanded to be applicable to emergency obstetric cases in hospitals without OB services. Dispatch interrogation of callers revised to confirm patient location in sending facility which may be in critical care areas of the hospital in addition to the ED. Paramedic scope of practice limitations are called out within the policy to differentiate STAT (Emergency) Transfers from Critical Care Transfers.  

 

The policy updates are incorporated into the CVEMSA Administrative Policy Manual (4-2024 revision) available here.

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Coastal Valleys EMS Agency - 2024 Treatment Guidelines

CVEMSA has completed the public comment period and is happy to officially post the revised CVEMSA Treatment Guideline Handbook. CVEMSA providers have 30 days from posting to educate and train staff appropriately. To assist with training and education, CVEMSA has developed a summary of changes document. 

April 11, 2024 will mark the official effective date for the updated policies across the region. Providers may implement changes any time prior to April 11th , 2024; please notify the CVEMSA upon implementation. Please note, implementation requires that all clinical staff have received training and education. Additionally, all medication and equipment changes must be made universally throughout the organization.

 Special Considerations:

  1. Handtevy has been notified of the changes and is actively updating our mobile app. IMPORTANT: Handtevy Admins must “accept changes” within the admin portal; Changes will not be reflected on the mobile app until these changes have been accepted.
  2. The PPP app, will have the updated protocols live on April 11th, 2024. 
  3. The previous version of the CVEMSA Treatment Guideline Handbook will remain available on the website until April 11th, 2024.

 If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Carly Sullivan, 707-303-0623, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Public comment period open for Administrative Policy 4010 EMT Transport of Emergent Patients

The Coastal Valleys EMS Agency has released Administrative Policy 4010 EMT Transport of Emergent Patients for public comment.

Public Comment Period Open 12/18/2023 - 2/18/2024

Administrative Policy 4010 EMT Transport of Emergent Patients, is a new policy that guides decision making for EMT caregivers when considering immediate transport to an emergency department or an ALS intercept when managing critical patients in the absence of paramedics on scene.

Please send all comments to James Salvante, EMS Coordinator. Here is a public comment matrix for submission of written comments.

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Coastal Valleys EMS Agency
463 Aviation Blvd, Suite 100
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 565-6501
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