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Post Vaccination Considerations for EMS Personnel

The following information is provided for Fire and EMS agencies following COVID immunization of personnel, regarding isolation of personnel for symptoms of COVID as opposed to side effects of COVID vaccinations.  This document is intended to reduce the risks for disruptions in work resulting from: Unnecessarily excluding personnel with only post-vaccination signs and symptoms from […]

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COVID-19 Contingency Measures for Ohio EMS

To:  Ohio EMS providers, EMS agencies, and EMS medical directors From:  Carol A. Cunningham, M.D., FAAEM, FAEMS   State Medical Director Date:  November 25, 2020 RE: Legislated COVID-19 Contingency Measures for Ohio EMS On November 23, 2020, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 151 into law. As most of you are aware, healthcare facilities, including hospitals, […]

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COVID-19 testing of personnel providing non-urgent medical transportation

TO: Ohio medical transportation providers FROM: James Hodge, Chief, Bureau of Regulatory Operations, Ohio Department of Health DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 RE: COVID-19 testing of personnel providing non-urgent medical transportation for nursing home residents As part of ongoing efforts to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 among Ohio’s vulnerable nursing home residents, personnel providing non-urgent medical […]

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Nitrile Gloves – Significant Supply Chain Issues

Nationwide/worldwide shortages of nitrile gloves are becoming increasingly severe.  Worse is that the larger sizes (worn by many public safety personnel) are often the least available.  Costs are increasing and purchase quantities are limited.  Worse still are seller issues, from outright scams to selling bad or wrong product, such as gloves that have been sitting […]

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COVID-19 Bulletin 13: Personnel Exposures

COVID-19 Bulletin 13:  Personnel Exposures All employees must keep six feet between yourself and others as much as possible. Cloth face coverings do not substitute for social distancing.  This document, when combined with COVID-19 Bulletin 7A, is intended to provide for the protection of public safety personnel, and reduce the need for quarantining such personnel. […]

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Bulletin 7A: Mask Use by Public Safety Personnel and Others

UPDATE:  COVID-19 Bulletin 7A Mask Use by Public Safety Personnel and Others Based on guidance from the CDC and others, public safety should implement the following: Anyone who is transported or even briefly placed in any public safety vehicle (cruisers, ambulances, etc.) will be given either a cloth face covering or a surgical mask and directed to […]

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Criminal Justice Grants

Governor DeWine announced that nearly $16 million in grant funding is now available for local law enforcement agencies, probation and parole offices, local courts, victim service providers, and adult, juvenile, and community corrections agencies. This funding was awarded to the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS), a division of the Ohio Department of Public […]

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Tracking First Responder Staffing Issues

The Ohio Fire Chiefs’ State Emergency Response System and Ohio Division of EMS personnel are working to track first responder staffing issues throughout Ohio. Please consider completing this simple survey at least weekly by 10:00 AM each Wednesday. More frequent completion is preferred, especially if you have staffing shortages from pre COVID-19 levels. We would […]

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EMS Cardiac-Respiratory Arrest Resuscitation with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

We have been working to develop guidance for our region regarding CPR during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Last week, the American Heart Association along with seven other medical societies issued Interim Guidance, and as it recommends, we used their expert guidance and modified it for our region.  These materials focus on reducing provider exposure, while prioritizing […]

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Interim Law Enforcement Guidance for Cardiac-Respiratory Arrest Resuscitation with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

We have been working to develop guidance for our region regarding CPR during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Last week, the American Heart Association along with seven other medical societies issued Interim Guidance, and as it recommends, we used their expert guidance and modified it for our region.  These materials focus on reducing provider exposure, while prioritizing […]