Portable Radio RulingThe Ontario Labour Relations Board released its long-awaited 57 page decision regarding the the safety of Paramedics in the aspect of 2 portable radios, testing of 10-2000 buttons and some issues surrounding address flagging.
Toronto EMS Shari's Mission
Shari Ichelson Silverman, sister to Toronto EMS Paramedic Rob Ichelson, is a 34 year-old mother of 11 year-old Ashley-Ann. Throughout June Shari didn't feel well. Numerous doctors made wildly wrong diagnoses. Shari collapsed and was transported to York Central Hospital by ambulance. They thought she was dehydrated. Blood tests soon revealed the truth: leukemia. Testing at Princess Margaret Hospital provided her with a definitive diagnosis: AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia.)
Paramedic Safety Advancement on a Global ScaleWho are we? We are a group of like-minded Paramedics that believe that Paramedic safety advancment has not kept pace patient care treatments.
Ambulance Design Safety
Ambulance vehicle design standards in Canada are lagging. Bench seats are career-enders and ergonomic designs are absent. Unfortunately some Provinces such as Ontario have adopted the core material in the KKK manufacturer standard and AMD.
Achieving the future vision of EMS will require collaboration between EMS leaders and public policy makers. The final sections of this report list potential actions EMS leaders and public policy makers can take for each of the key ecommendations. The EMSCC invites EMS leaders and public policy makers to explore these suggested actions as we seek to create an enhanced, community-based EMS.
Nadine Levick, MD MPH, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Objective Safety, has been providing safety and hazard awareness data in the field of Injury Prevention and Control in the USA, Australia and Europe since 1996, and recipient of the 2003 International Society for Automotive Engineers WEC/Breed Womens leadership award . Objective Safety has unique expertise on safety and hazard awareness in the Emergency Medical Services Transport Environment in addition to safety and injury prevention and control in the pediatric setting.
Timmins, Ontario Donald and his...