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 […]
Category: EMS Guidance and Information
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stress can be intense during a pandemic. Fear about the safety and wellbeing for yourself, your coworkers, your family and friends, or those you serve can cause you to experience new or increased stress reactions.You can mitigate those reactions and increase your wellbeing and effectiveness on the job by picking a few of the following […]
This policy provides general guidelines to assist in minimizing the risk of employees contracting and/or spreading communicable diseases.