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1 TWO CITIES APPROACH TO AN EMS SYSTEM
THE NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY IS VERY DISTINCT

2 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, DC SIMILAR IN NAME ONLY

3 FIRE BASED & PRIVATE FIRE BASED & EMS ONLY SERVICES PROVIDED

4 DUAL ROLE DUAL ROLE & SINGLE ROLE THE TYPES OF SERVICES

5 STARTING POINT USE OF DUAL ROLE FIREFIGHTERS

6 DR. LEONARD COBB DC NOT ONE OF SIX CITIES IN NEW PROGRAM THE BEGINNING

7 THE LAUNCH OF MEDIC ONE EXTENDING THE EMERGENCY ROOM
REVIEW OF STUDIES FROM EUROPE AN INCREASE IN FIRES INHIBITING AVAILABILITY THE LAUNCH OF MEDIC ONE

8 CONTRAST IN CHALLENGES
DR. COBB & FIRE CHIEF VICKERY USE OF FIREFIGHTERS AS PARAMEDICS AN AMERICAN CITY BURNING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CONTRAST IN CHALLENGES

9 CHALLENGES DR. MICHAEL COPASS
FIREFIGHTERS TRAINED FOR 10 MONTHS FIREFIGHTERS AVAILABILITY FOR FIRES AND EMS CHALLENGES

10 DOCTORS INITIALLY RODE WITH PARAMEDICS
MOBY PIG DECISION NEEDED ON HOW TO ADDRESS INCREASED CALL VOLUME FOR FIRES AND EMS CHALLENGES

11 DIFFERENT CHALLENGES MEDIC ONE LOST FUNDING
CREATION OF FOUNDATION IMPACT ON COMMUNITY CREATION OF EMS ONLY PERSONNEL FIREFIGHTERS ROLE CHANGED DIFFERENT CHALLENGES

12 TRAINING 2700 HOURS NEEDED TO BECOME MEDIC
MEDICS WORK IN EMERGENCY ROOM MEMBERS’ TRAINING NATIONAL REGISTER PARAMEDICS NEED 900 HOURS FOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING

13 TRAINING UW MEDICAL DOCTORS PROVIDE TRAINING
MEDICS ALSO RIDE UNITS FOR 10 MONTHS CERTIFICATION CAN HAPPEN AT 2 OR 4 YEAR COLLEGE RECERTIFICATION EVERY TWO YEARS TRAINING

14 TRAINING STUDENTS EVALUATED BY SPECIALLY TRAINIED PRECEPTOR PARAMEDICS
STUDENTS EVALUATED BY SENIOR PARAMEDICS STUDENTS EVALUATED BY SPECIALLY TRAINIED PRECEPTOR PARAMEDICS TRAINING

15 TRAINING DOCTOR RIDE ALONGS FOR CERTIFICATION ONGOING TRAINING
STUDENTS RELEASED AFTER MEETING REQUIREMENTS RECERTIFICATION EVERY TWO YEARS TRAINING

16 TRAINING EMTS AND PARAMEDICS RECEIVE TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS
MEDICS RECEIVE TRAINING MONTHLY RECERTIFICATION EVERY TWO YEARS EMTS AND PARAMEDICS RECEIVE TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS 36 HOURS REQUIRED ALONG WITH TEST TRAINING

17 CONSISTENCY PROGRAM CHANGES DOCTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO YEARS
PROGRAM HAD THE SAME DOCTORS FOR OVER 40 YEARS PROGRAM CHANGES DOCTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO YEARS CONSISTENCY

18 THE SYSTEMS DUAL ROLE FIREFIGHTERS AND SINGLE ROLE EMS

19 SEATTLE DUAL ROLE FIREFIGHTERS FIREFIGHTING AND EMS EVERYONE’S JOB
TIERED RESPONSE SYSTEM MEDICAL REVIEWS SEATTLE

20 DC SINGLE ROLE RESPONSIBILITY DUAL ROLE RESPONSIBILITY
RESPONSE CRITERIA CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT DC

21 DC LACK OF TRAINING INVOLVEMENT OF DUAL ROLE ON EMS
CONTENTION BETWEEN GROUPS DISCIPLINE DC

22 DC PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS EVERY UNIT RESPONDING TO THE HOSPITAL
RESPONSE TIMES INCREASE WITH UNITS OUT OF POSITION DC

23 DC OVER 200,000 EMERGENCY INCIDENTS NO BREAKS FOR PERSONNEL
UNITS REMAINING OUT OF SERVICE HOSPITAL DROP TIMES DC

24 PUBLIC PERCEPTION MEDIC INTERVENTION DAVID ROSENBAUM MEDRICK MILLS
EXPLOSION IN A VAULT SWAT MEDICS NAVY SEAL EXPERIENCE DAVID ROSENBAUM MEDRICK MILLS NEW TABLETS FAILURE TO RESPOND PUBLIC PERCEPTION

25 PUBLIC PERCEPTION EMS LEVY TO SUPPORT MEDIC ONE MEMBERS CALLING MEDIA
MEDIC ONE FOUNDATION MEMBERS CALLING MEDIA LACK OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE PUBLIC PERCEPTION

26 DC REBUILDING SINGLE ROLE AND DUAL ROLE WORKING TOGETHER
TRAINING MORE FREQUENTLY MEDICAL DIRECTOR USE OF PRIVATE AMBULANCES DC REBUILDING

27 DATA SUPPORT

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