Minutes Pre-Hospital Care Operations Committee Meeting July 23, 2014 Sharonville Fire Department 1. Introductions. Becky Baute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Troy Bonfield, West Chester Fire Department Joshua Borkosky, UC College of Medicine Jim Burks, VA Medical Center Greg Cifuentes, City of Fairfield Fire Department Larry Cole, Cheviot Fire Department Nancy Coomer, Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati Ken Crank, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Derek Douglas, Cincinnati Fire Department Jeff Durr, Anderson Township Fire Department Pam Erpenbeck, Good Samaritan Hospital/Western Ridge EMS Coordinator Bob Herrlinger, Anderson Township Fire Department William Hinckley, MD, University Air Care David Hoffman, Mercy Fairfield/Greenhills Fire Department Randy Johann, Bethesda North Hospital Mark Johnston, The Christ Hospital Andy Kalb, Forest Park Fire Department Hamilton Lempert, MD, Premier Physician Services Donald Locasto, MD, Cincinnati Fire Department Dan Mack, Miami Township Fire & EMS Joe McElroy, Deerfield Township Fire Department Bob Murray, Evendale Fire Department Phillip Oblinger, MD, TriHealth/RPAB Edward Otten, MD Jim Owen, Good Samaritan Hospital/Western Ridge Rick Sunderhaus, Air Care & Mobile Care Jon Van Zile, MD Tom Wolf, Montgomery Fire Department Julie Zix, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Dr. Jon Van Zile called the meeting to order and introductions were made. Ken Crank was thanked for making meeting arrangements. 2. Minutes. Approved. 3. Old Business. None. 4. Presentations/Updates. -Cinnamon Dixon, DO, a CCHMC physician, gave a presentation on dog bites. -Sharon Ward, Heritage Pharmaceutical & Supply, distributed information about her company, a full-line pharmaceutical and medical supply source for fire departments in the state of Ohio. Their primary concentration has been in the Columbus, OH area but are branching out into southern Ohio counties. 5. Protocol Subcommittee. Dr. Lempert reported that a draft of the 2015 protocol document is still scheduled to be out for review on October 1, along with instructional powerpoint presentations. The 2015 protocols will include a number 1 May 28, 2014 of new and revised protocols, including TXA, removal of dopamine and Lasix, EMS providing over-thecounter drugs at certain venues, hypotention and spinal immobilization. He added that advanced EMT protocols are being added back to the protocol document. Dr. Lempert said the subcommittee is also working on a drowning/near-drowning protocol but it may not be ready until 2016. Dr. Lempert also noted that EMS units in Adams and Brown counties have expressed interest in possibly adopting the Hamilton County protocols. The 2015 drug list will be out next month to allow plenty of time for drug license renewals. 6. Greater Cincinnati EMS Coordinators. Jim Burks: -Reported that his group developed a preliminary run report to be completed before EMS leaves the emergency room, adding that the real run report would still be needed by the hospital. He distributed copies of the proposed report, and it was suggested that the EMS coordinators have it reviewed by their hospital medical directors for possible additions, deletions, etc. -Distributed an updated list of EMS coordinators. 7. Continuing Education. Please send information to Nancy Coomer at the Academy, ncoomer@academyofmedicine; it will be distributed to PHCOC members and put up on the EMS web page, academyofmedicine.org; click on Emergency Services (left side of home page). 8. Membership Concerns. 9. New Business. 10. Future Meetings. September 24, 2014 – West Chester Fire Department November 17, 2014 – UC Air Care/Mobile Care January 28, 2015 – Good Samaritan March 25, 2015 – need EMS location May 27, 2015 – VA Medical Center July 22, 2015 – need EMS location September 23, 2015 – The Christ Hospital _________________________________ Jonathan Van Zile, MD 2