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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - November 20, 2025

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:17:00 GMT

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - November 18, 2025

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:14:00 GMT

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - October 23, 2025

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:46:00 GMT

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – April 24, 2025

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:45:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"><h2 style="color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt; padding: 0; text-align: left; word-wrap: normal;"><img height="80" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://phplist.vaems.org/uploadimages/image/wvems_logo%20w-url%20sm2%282%29.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; height: .8333in; max-width: 100%; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 3.3833in;" width="325" /><o:p></o:p></h2><h2 style="color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt; padding: 0; text-align: left; word-wrap: normal;">  <o:p></o:p></h2><h2 style="color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt; padding: 0; text-align: left; word-wrap: normal;">WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – April 24, 2025<o:p></o:p></h2><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>WVEMS 2025 Protocols Released<o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; padding: 0; text-align: left;">The 2025 WVEMS Operational Protocols have been released with an official go-live date of March 1, 2025. The protocol update consists of reviewing the 2025 WVEMS Protocols/Policies, reviewing the 2025 Drug Box Schematic, watching the protocol rollout video, and signing the provider attestation form, and turning this form into your agency training officer. Provider attestation forms will be kept on file within the agency training files. Your agency leadership in consultation with your EMS Physician (OMD) will decide when your agency will transition to the 2025 WVEMS Protocol Version and if more agency specific training is required. The specific protocol changes are notated in the one-page Attestation form. WVEMS is available to assist EMS agencies that would like assistance and is recommended to contact their Field Coordinator for different options or by emailing <a href="mailto:wvprotocols@PROTECTED" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">wvprotocols@PROTECTED</a>.<o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">With the retiring of the WVEMS Drug Kit exchange; medication formularies could differ between EMS agencies. Should you have any questions about emergent infield patient care, contact "online medical direction" of the receiving facility, otherwise contact your agency EMS Physician, or WVEMS staff. <o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Please keep in mind that you are NOT allowed to practice under the new protocol guidelines until your EMS Physician (Operational Medical Director) has cleared you to do so. You can easily toggle between protocol versions under the settings located within the app (currently you will see the 2024 and the 2025 Versions located in the iOS and Android Applications).<o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2025 WVEMS Protocols: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xprb3OgxTxfX2D9ExBUI7aB6F9z7uFhn/view" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Protocols 2025</a><o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2025 WVEMS Drug Box Schematic: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W_bQ0Ns3F1Nt6CDWGGMZ9Ti9o7GrmI_7/view" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Drug Box Detail 2025</a><o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2025 WVEMS Protocol Rollout Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94kXPcBu99o&list=PLy3qz08GICVnoPL5hSG6EzpPeNsi_QpyE" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Roll Out Video 2025</a><o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2025 WVEMS Protocols Attestation Form: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SFpbk_zhxN10XSG6oR2-WfkG9jf4Fyvv/view" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Roll Out Attestation 2025</a><o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;">You can visit wvems.org for more information.<o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p><div align="center" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div><o:p> </o:p>New River Valley EMS CE Day – Last Chance to Register!<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>WVEMS and Carilion Clinic will offer a 1 Day CE Event at our New River Valley Training Center on April 26, 2025. Flyer is attached to this email.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><div align="center" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>WVEMS – RU Paramedic Program – Roanoke <o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;">Western Virginia EMS Council in conjunction with Radford University at Carilion will hold an EMT to Paramedic Course in Roanoke. The course will run June 18, 2025-May 8, 2026.  Class meets in person on Fridays with the occasional Thursday. There will be a significant amount of independent, online work assigned weekly. The application can be found in this email as well as on our website.<o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>Tidewater Healthcare Expo<o:p></o:p>2025 Tidewater Healthcare Expo will be held May 13-18, 2025, at the Sheraton, Norfolk, VA. <a href="https://www.tidewaterems.org/expo" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Click Here for more information!</a><o:p></o:p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>VAVRS Rescue College<o:p></o:p>VAVRS will host their 50th annual Rescue College in Blacksburg Virginia. This event will be held at the Inn at Virginia Tech, June 6-15, 2025. <a href="https://www.vavrs.com/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=10100&pk_association_webpage=22468" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> Click here for more information!</a><o:p></o:p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>Radford University Carilion – Summer EMT<o:p></o:p>Please find the attached flyer for the upcoming Summer EMT Course for Radford University Carilion. Application Deadline is May 16th, 2025, with the course beginning on June 3, 2025. <o:p></o:p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>Patrick & Henry Community College – Martinsville AEMT and Paramedic Fall Courses<o:p></o:p>Patrick & Henry Community College announces Fall 2025 AEMT and Paramedic Courses. <a href="https://forms.gle/GaGP4azw5BM8YPgb9" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Click here to register or for more information.</a><o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>American Heart Association – Training Site<o:p></o:p>WVEMS has been an American Heart Association Training Site for two years. We can offer courses available by the American Heart Association. Please contact <a href="mailto:dperry@PROTECTED" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Daryll Perry</a> with any questions about AHA!<o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>Bio-Hazard Trash at WVEMS Hospitals<o:p></o:p>WVEMS Hospitals request your assistance with utilizing the correct bins for trash and bio-hazard waste. Please do not place regular trash in the bio-hazard (red) cans. <o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>WVEMS Region Facing Many Hospital EMS Diversions<o:p></o:p>WVEMS and SVHC continue to monitor and assist EMS agencies and Hospitals with navigating the Hospital Diversions affecting our region, which includes Planning Districts 4, 5 & 12. These EMS Diversions do not apply to any ALERTS (Gold, Trauma, OB, Stroke, Heart, etc) or any CRITICAL Patients.  Please contact WVEMS with any questions.<o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: center;">  <o:p></o:p>Western Virginia EMS Council 1944 Peters Creek Road NW Roanoke VA 24017-1613 tel 540.562.3482 fax 540.562.3488 <a href="http://www.wvems.org/" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">www.wvems.org</a> <a href="http://wvems.org/listserv.htm" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click here</a><o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></div>

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - February 11, 2025

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - October 11, 2024

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - October 8, 2024

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - October 4, 2024

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - September 21, 2024

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - August 8, 2024

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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - June 7, 2024

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:59:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"><h2 style="color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt; padding: 0; text-align: left; word-wrap: normal;"><img height="80" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://phplist.vaems.org/uploadimages/image/wvems_logo%20w-url%20sm2%282%29.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; height: .8333in; max-width: 100%; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 3.3854in;" width="325" /><o:p></o:p></h2><h2 style="color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt; padding: 0; text-align: left; word-wrap: normal;">  <o:p></o:p></h2><h2 style="color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 6.0pt; padding: 0; text-align: left; word-wrap: normal;">WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – June 7, 2024<o:p></o:p></h2><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>WVEMS Medication Kit Town Hall<o:p></o:p><div style="background: white; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><p style="background: white; border: none; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0in; text-align: left;">Western Virginia EMS Council will host a Town Hall on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 18:00 with WVEMS EMS Agency Leadership and EMS Agency Physicians. This event will be held virtually to discuss the path forward of the Regional Medication Exchange Kit Program. We kindly ask that agencies have no more than 2 representatives attend to ensure that there is ample space for all our agencies and physicians to attend due to capacity limits of meeting platform.<o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; border: none; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></div><o:p> </o:p>Advanced EMT Course Announced for New River Valley<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>WVEMS will offer an AEMT course at its New River Valley Training Center beginning September 9, 2024. The course will run through April 30, 2025. Application deadline is August 9, 2024. Application is attached!<o:p></o:p><div style="border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><p style="border: none; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></div>Regional EMS Awards - Recognize Your Heroes! – Deadline to Nominate is June 28, 2024<o:p></o:p><img height="104" id="_x0000_i1047" src="http://phplist.vaems.org/uploadimages/image/award%20logo-sm(1).jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; height: 1.0833in; max-width: 100%; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 2.3229in;" width="223" /><o:p></o:p>The time has come to open nominations for the 2024 WVEMS Regional EMS Awards and Scholarship! <a href="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/other-ems-programs-and-links/governors-ems-awards-program-2/regional-ems-awards-online-nomination-forms/" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Follow THIS LINK to the simple nomination process!</a> It only takes a minute to complete the process. Recognize your heroes for these awards! Be sure to select “Western Virginia EMS Council” as your regional council. Nominations are being accepted in the following categories:<o:p></o:p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Excellence in EMS (Capstone award for long-time service and dedication to the field of EMS)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Outstanding EMS Telecommunicator/Dispatcher<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Innovation Excellence in EMS <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Outstanding EMS Educator<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Outstanding EMS Leadership<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Physician with Outstanding Contribution to EMS<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Outstanding EMS Provider<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Outstanding EMS Agency<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health and Safety<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Regional Emergency Preparedness Award<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Scholarship for Outstanding Contribution to EMS by a High School Senior Special WVEMS Regional Award: Once again, you have the opportunity to nominate someone for the Regional "<a href="http://western.vaems.org/index.php?option=com_chronoforms5&chronoform=2020SummerlinAward" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Benny Summerlin Award for Service to Local Government</a>" This very special award honors Benny Summerlin (1958-2012), a public servant who dedicated 40 years of his life to service in EMS, including serving as a WVEMS board member and president.  <o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style="border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">Regional winners will be nominated for statewide Governor’s awards.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></div>WVEMS 2024 Protocols Released<o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; padding: 0; text-align: left;">The 2024 WVEMS Operational Protocols have been released with an official go-live date of May 1, 2024. The protocol update consists of reviewing the 2024 WVEMS Protocols/Policies, reviewing the 2024 Drug Box Schematic, watching the protocol rollout video, and signing the provider attestation form, and turning this form into your agency training officer. Provider attestation forms will be kept on file within the agency training files. Your agency leadership in consultation with your EMS Physician (OMD) will decide when your agency will transition to the 2024 WVEMS Protocol Version and if more agency specific training is required. The specific protocol changes are notated in the one-page Attestation form. WVEMS is available to assist EMS agencies that would like assistance and is recommended to contact their Field Coordinator for different options or by emailing <a href="mailto:wvprotocols@PROTECTED" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">wvprotocols@PROTECTED</a>.<o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">WVEMS Drug Boxes will be updated to the 2024 Schematic through routine exchange; do not take your drug box to the pharmacy just to obtain an updated box. Should you have any questions about emergent infield patient care, contact "online medical direction" of the receiving facility, otherwise contact your agency EMS Physician, or WVEMS staff. <o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Please keep in mind that you are NOT allowed to practice under the new protocol guidelines until your EMS Physician (Operational Medical Director) has cleared you to do so. You can easily toggle between protocol versions under the settings located within the app (currently you will see the 2023 and the 2024 Versions located in the iOS and Android Applications).<o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2024 WVEMS Protocols: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QHbGxTo7qb9Z9-czIgEfZEPvwu4mcTUi/view" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Protocols 2024</a><o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2024 WVEMS Drug Box Schematic: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pvSDwH_1rCwC4RFm-utsXBJObD3dQee8/view" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Drug Box Detail 2024</a><o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2024 WVEMS Protocol Rollout Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb-Sm81yZfo&list=PLy3qz08GICVnoPL5hSG6EzpPeNsi_QpyE" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Roll Out Video 2024</a><o:p></o:p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- 2024 WVEMS Protocols Attestation Form: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17wRjLobvIOL0s6nJC1WYieerO5_5H7Z4/view" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">WVEMS Roll Out Attestation 2024</a><o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;">You can visit wvems.org for more information.<o:p></o:p><p style="background: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>LewisGale Medical Center – Sepsis Process<o:p></o:p><div style="border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">LewisGale Medical Center - Salem announces Sepsis Process. Please find the attached document outlining the process.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></div>American Heart Association – Training Site<o:p></o:p>WVEMS has been an American Heart Association Training Site for two years. We can offer courses available by the American Heart Association. Please contact <a href="mailto:dperry@PROTECTED" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Daryll Perry</a> with any questions about AHA!<o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>IV and Medication Storage - Temperature Extremes <o:p></o:p>It is that time of the year that we must remain vigilant about medication and IV fluid temperatures on our licensed EMS vehicles. Please remember that Regional Drug Boxes and IV Fluids must be kept within the manufacturer's temperature guidelines. Failure to do so could result in your agency being charged the cost to replace medications damaged by exposure to extreme temperatures. <a href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter31/section520/" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> 12VAC5-31-520 Storage and security of drugs and related supplies</a>.<o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>National Ketamine Shortage<o:p></o:p>There is currently a national shortage of Ketamine. There will be no substitute during the shortage. Should pharmacies be unable to replace, the box will be marked that there is no Ketamine due to shortage. WVEMS remains in contact with pharmacies and will update agencies as more information becomes available. <o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>Bio-Hazard Trash at WVEMS Hospitals<o:p></o:p>WVEMS Hospitals request your assistance with utilizing the correct bins for trash and bio-hazard waste. Please do not place regular trash in the bio-hazard (red) cans. <o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div>WVEMS Region Facing Many Hospital EMS Diversions<o:p></o:p>WVEMS and NSPA continue to monitor and assist EMS agencies and Hospitals with navigating the Hospital Diversions affecting our region, which includes Planning Districts 4, 5 & 12. These EMS Diversions do not apply to any ALERTS (Gold, Trauma, OB, Stroke, Heart, etc) or any CRITICAL Patients.  Please contact WVEMS with any questions.<o:p></o:p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%" /></div><p align="center" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: center;">  <o:p></o:p>Western Virginia EMS Council 1944 Peters Creek Road NW Roanoke VA 24017-1613 tel 540.562.3482 fax 540.562.3488 <a href="http://www.wvems.org/" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">www.wvems.org</a> <a href="http://wvems.org/listserv.htm" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click here</a><o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></div>

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