RE: Help.. 2nd post.. This is not a recruitment post..

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From: texasems-l [mailto:texasems-l ] On

Behalf Of medicmurphy73

Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:34 PM

To: texasems-l

Subject: Help.. 2nd post.. This is not a recruitment post..

**** Please send all suggestions to my email @ daniel.murphy@...

<mailto:daniel.murphy%40att.net>

as i will be on shift then traveling and not able to check get on the

internet for a few days.. thanks...

Hello All,

I am the PO/PE officer for my EMS service, and have recently begun

taking a good, hard look at what we do, and what we can do for the

residents within our service area. Very often when we visit places

(senior centers, daycares, etc) unannounced, people ask " what's

wrong? " , and though i understand why they would think that, i feel

that we could have more " face " time with the community, and educate

them on

who we are, and what we can do beyond emergency care.

I would like to solicit ideas from the group about

outreach/education/injury prevention that they are presently doing,

have heard of others doing, or tried and didn't really work. I am

compiling a list of daily, weekly, month, and yearly events, and am

open to any suggestions, which i will present to my Director and

fellow employees for their input. I will tell a little bit about our

service, it's residents, and future plans to help with ideas. Again,

please don't hesitate to make any suggestions and if so desired,

email me directly at daniel.murphy@ att.net which i receive on my

mobile as well, and i will promptly answer as needed. My goal is to

meet with the Director some time early next week (July 29th - August

1st) and then the employees and implement things as soon as possible.

Our service area is comprised of approximately 25,000 persons and we

respond to approximately 2300 calls per year. We are a 3rd service of

the City of Lockhart, subsidized by Caldwell County. We cover

approximately 2/3 of the northern part of Caldwell County borderin

with Hays, Bastrop, and Counties. We have 12 Full time field

employees, 11 EMT-P and 1 EMT-B with 2 ALS units responding 24/7/365.

Both units are stationed within the City, which is comprised of

approximately 11.3 square miles.

The City of Lockhart and Caldwell County has a broad mix of residents

from lower middle class to working class, and even a significant

population below the poverty line. We have a large population both in

the city and county that do not speak english, primarily only

spanish. We have a large population of senior citizens, and a few

chronic individuals with a wide range of problems, some several miles

from the

nearest station.

Our arrival time goal in the county are 15 - 20 minutes, and we have

several aeromedical resources available. We are also supported by a

paid FD within the city, and VFD within the county (some more

organized and funded than others), and a medical assist team

comprised of all levels from ECA - EMT-P (mostly off duty LEMS

personnel) who are provided with first in bags up to EMT-I level of

care. There are

several AEDs assigned throughout our service area (Each CCSO SGT

vehicle, several first responder organizations).

We have an in-house AHA training center that provides CPR/FA twice

monthly to the public, and in the past we have instructed EMT-B and

EMT-P classes with good attendance. The general consensus among city

planners and persons in the know is that the City and County,

particularly in our service area with its

close proximity to Austin, is that we will soon experience a

population boom that could possibly double our population within a

few years. I know that in the next few years the Hwy 130 segment will

be constructed,

and it will run right through our service area causing a significant

increase in traffic and therefore motor vehicle based EMS needs. It

has been said that in the near future we will be adding at least one

station

with more personnel, and of course the necessary equipment needed to

function.

Sorry for this post being so long, again please feel free to send

your ideas to either the group and/or to my personal email

daniel.murphy@... <mailto:daniel.murphy%40att.net> .

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation

NREMT-P

Public Education/Outreach Officer

City of Lockhart EMS

www.lockhart-tx.org <http://www.lockhart-tx.org

<http://www.lockhart-tx.org> >

The opinions, facts, figures, and statements expressed in this

posting are of myself alone and not necessarily the opinion, view,

and/or of the City of Lockhart, it's governing bodies, the City of

Lockhart EMS, or any other individuals or member bodies mentioned

within.

MEMENTO MORI -

[Guest guest]

I think this is a good effort. The first thing I'd do is make sure you

have a well thought out, well documented statement of what you do. Not

a " mission statement " which are usually so high level as to be

worthless, but maybe a bulleted list of things you do, or want to do.

To get this list, you really need to ask your folks. So I'd build this

list from the bottom up, asking the folks in the department what they

think they do, and what they should do.

I usually like to start with asking each person to write an " elevator

speech " , and include everything they think we do now. Then ask what we

should be doing and aren't. Then ask what we are doing that we

shouldn't be doing. Then compile all this, come up with a one-page

" answer sheet " and socialize that around the department. Then, when you

have a consensus of opinion of what you do, you are ready to go to mgmt.

to get it blessed or, if that's not an issue, then to publicize and

begin actually doing something.

I think you're right EMS should be about more than emergency services.

But first, you have to know what it is you are about, and get agreement

from the folks that will do it!

=Steve= (a management consultant in my spare time)

Shaw, Kenny wrote:

> www.knowhat2do.com <http://www.knowhat2do.com/> It's not EMS but you

> may find something you can use.

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: texasems-l [mailto:texasems-l ] On

> Behalf Of medicmurphy73

> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:34 PM

> To: texasems-l

> Subject: Help.. 2nd post.. This is not a recruitment post..

>

>

>

> **** Please send all suggestions to my email @ daniel.murphy@...

> <mailto:daniel.murphy%40att.net>

> as i will be on shift then traveling and not able to check get on the

> internet for a few days.. thanks...

>

> Hello All,

>

> I am the PO/PE officer for my EMS service, and have recently begun

> taking a good, hard look at what we do, and what we can do for the

> residents within our service area. Very often when we visit places

> (senior centers, daycares, etc) unannounced, people ask " what's

> wrong? " , and though i understand why they would think that, i feel

> that we could have more " face " time with the community, and educate

> them on

> who we are, and what we can do beyond emergency care.

>

> I would like to solicit ideas from the group about

> outreach/education/injury prevention that they are presently doing,

> have heard of others doing, or tried and didn't really work. I am

> compiling a list of daily, weekly, month, and yearly events, and am

> open to any suggestions, which i will present to my Director and

> fellow employees for their input. I will tell a little bit about our

> service, it's residents, and future plans to help with ideas. Again,

> please don't hesitate to make any suggestions and if so desired,

> email me directly at daniel.murphy@ att.net which i receive on my

> mobile as well, and i will promptly answer as needed. My goal is to

> meet with the Director some time early next week (July 29th - August

> 1st) and then the employees and implement things as soon as possible.

>

> Our service area is comprised of approximately 25,000 persons and we

> respond to approximately 2300 calls per year. We are a 3rd service of

> the City of Lockhart, subsidized by Caldwell County. We cover

> approximately 2/3 of the northern part of Caldwell County borderin

> with Hays, Bastrop, and Counties. We have 12 Full time field

> employees, 11 EMT-P and 1 EMT-B with 2 ALS units responding 24/7/365.

> Both units are stationed within the City, which is comprised of

> approximately 11.3 square miles.

>

> The City of Lockhart and Caldwell County has a broad mix of residents

> from lower middle class to working class, and even a significant

> population below the poverty line. We have a large population both in

> the city and county that do not speak english, primarily only

> spanish. We have a large population of senior citizens, and a few

> chronic individuals with a wide range of problems, some several miles

> from the

> nearest station.

>

> Our arrival time goal in the county are 15 - 20 minutes, and we have

> several aeromedical resources available. We are also supported by a

> paid FD within the city, and VFD within the county (some more

> organized and funded than others), and a medical assist team

> comprised of all levels from ECA - EMT-P (mostly off duty LEMS

> personnel) who are provided with first in bags up to EMT-I level of

> care. There are

> several AEDs assigned throughout our service area (Each CCSO SGT

> vehicle, several first responder organizations).

>

> We have an in-house AHA training center that provides CPR/FA twice

> monthly to the public, and in the past we have instructed EMT-B and

> EMT-P classes with good attendance. The general consensus among city

> planners and persons in the know is that the City and County,

> particularly in our service area with its

> close proximity to Austin, is that we will soon experience a

> population boom that could possibly double our population within a

> few years. I know that in the next few years the Hwy 130 segment will

> be constructed,

> and it will run right through our service area causing a significant

> increase in traffic and therefore motor vehicle based EMS needs. It

> has been said that in the near future we will be adding at least one

> station

> with more personnel, and of course the necessary equipment needed to

> function.

>

> Sorry for this post being so long, again please feel free to send

> your ideas to either the group and/or to my personal email

> daniel.murphy@... <mailto:daniel.murphy%40att.net> .

>

> Thank you for your anticipated cooperation

>

> NREMT-P

>

> Public Education/Outreach Officer

>

> City of Lockhart EMS

>

> www.lockhart-tx.org <http://www.lockhart-tx.org

> <http://www.lockhart-tx.org> >

>

> The opinions, facts, figures, and statements expressed in this

> posting are of myself alone and not necessarily the opinion, view,

> and/or of the City of Lockhart, it's governing bodies, the City of

> Lockhart EMS, or any other individuals or member bodies mentioned

> within.

>

> MEMENTO MORI -

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Excellent answer to my entirely too long posting.. I agree with you

and will " kick it " around the department for a while...

> > www.knowhat2do.com <http://www.knowhat2do.com/> It's not EMS

but you

> > may find something you can use.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> >

> > From: texasems-l [mailto:texasems-

l ] On

> > Behalf Of medicmurphy73

> > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:34 PM

> > To: texasems-l

> > Subject: Help.. 2nd post.. This is not a recruitment

post..

> >

> >

> >

> > **** Please send all suggestions to my email @ daniel.murphy@...

> > <mailto:daniel.murphy%40att.net>

> > as i will be on shift then traveling and not able to check get on

the

> > internet for a few days.. thanks...

> >

> > Hello All,

> >

> > I am the PO/PE officer for my EMS service, and have recently

begun

> > taking a good, hard look at what we do, and what we can do for

the

> > residents within our service area. Very often when we visit

places

> > (senior centers, daycares, etc) unannounced, people ask " what's

> > wrong? " , and though i understand why they would think that, i

feel

> > that we could have more " face " time with the community, and

educate

> > them on

> > who we are, and what we can do beyond emergency care.

> >

> > I would like to solicit ideas from the group about

> > outreach/education/injury prevention that they are presently

doing,

> > have heard of others doing, or tried and didn't really work. I am

> > compiling a list of daily, weekly, month, and yearly events, and

am

> > open to any suggestions, which i will present to my Director and

> > fellow employees for their input. I will tell a little bit about

our

> > service, it's residents, and future plans to help with ideas.

Again,

> > please don't hesitate to make any suggestions and if so desired,

> > email me directly at daniel.murphy@ att.net which i receive on my

> > mobile as well, and i will promptly answer as needed. My goal is

to

> > meet with the Director some time early next week (July 29th -

August

> > 1st) and then the employees and implement things as soon as

possible.

> >

> > Our service area is comprised of approximately 25,000 persons and

we

> > respond to approximately 2300 calls per year. We are a 3rd

service of

> > the City of Lockhart, subsidized by Caldwell County. We cover

> > approximately 2/3 of the northern part of Caldwell County

borderin

> > with Hays, Bastrop, and Counties. We have 12 Full time

field

> > employees, 11 EMT-P and 1 EMT-B with 2 ALS units responding

24/7/365.

> > Both units are stationed within the City, which is comprised of

> > approximately 11.3 square miles.

> >

> > The City of Lockhart and Caldwell County has a broad mix of

residents

> > from lower middle class to working class, and even a significant

> > population below the poverty line. We have a large population

both in

> > the city and county that do not speak english, primarily only

> > spanish. We have a large population of senior citizens, and a few

> > chronic individuals with a wide range of problems, some several

miles

> > from the

> > nearest station.

> >

> > Our arrival time goal in the county are 15 - 20 minutes, and we

have

> > several aeromedical resources available. We are also supported by

a

> > paid FD within the city, and VFD within the county (some more

> > organized and funded than others), and a medical assist team

> > comprised of all levels from ECA - EMT-P (mostly off duty LEMS

> > personnel) who are provided with first in bags up to EMT-I level

of

> > care. There are

> > several AEDs assigned throughout our service area (Each CCSO SGT

> > vehicle, several first responder organizations).

> >

> > We have an in-house AHA training center that provides CPR/FA

twice

> > monthly to the public, and in the past we have instructed EMT-B

and

> > EMT-P classes with good attendance. The general consensus among

city

> > planners and persons in the know is that the City and County,

> > particularly in our service area with its

> > close proximity to Austin, is that we will soon experience a

> > population boom that could possibly double our population within

a

> > few years. I know that in the next few years the Hwy 130 segment

will

> > be constructed,

> > and it will run right through our service area causing a

significant

> > increase in traffic and therefore motor vehicle based EMS needs.

It

> > has been said that in the near future we will be adding at least

one

> > station

> > with more personnel, and of course the necessary equipment needed

to

> > function.

> >

> > Sorry for this post being so long, again please feel free to send

> > your ideas to either the group and/or to my personal email

> > daniel.murphy@... <mailto:daniel.murphy%40att.net> .

> >

> > Thank you for your anticipated cooperation

> >

> > NREMT-P

> >

> > Public Education/Outreach Officer

> >

> > City of Lockhart EMS

> >

> > www.lockhart-tx.org <http://www.lockhart-tx.org

> > <http://www.lockhart-tx.org> >

> >

> > The opinions, facts, figures, and statements expressed in this

> > posting are of myself alone and not necessarily the opinion,

view,

> > and/or of the City of Lockhart, it's governing bodies, the City

of

> > Lockhart EMS, or any other individuals or member bodies mentioned

> > within.

> >

> > MEMENTO MORI -

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >