Landon State Office Building, RM 1031

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Board of EmergencyMedical Services

• Landon State Office Building, RM 1031
• 900 SW Jackson Street
• Topeka, Kansas, 66612-1228
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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DONT GUESS, CALL EMS !!!
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KANSAS STATISTICS

• 177 LICENSED AMBULANCE SERVICES
• 97 City/County Operated
• 30 Hospital Based
• 26 Fire Department Based
• 22 Private
• 2 Law Enforcement

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KANSAS STATISTICS (cont.)

• LEVELS OF CARE
• Advance Life Support Type I (27)
• Basic Life Support Type 2 (141)
• With Type 1 Capability (138)
• Critical Care Transport Type 5 (9)

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KANSAS STATISTICS (cont.)

• LICENSED VEHICLES
• Type 1 Ground 223
• Type 2 Ground 447
• Type 5 Ground 5
• Type 5 Fixed Wing 6
• Type 5 Rotor Wing 11

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10,798 CERTIFIED PERSONNEL IN KANSAS

• Five Levels of Attendant Certification
• 1,778 MICTs (Paramedics)
• 6,289 EMTs
• 964 EMT-Is (Intermediates)
• 148 EMT-Ds (Defibrillator)
• 489 EMT-I/Ds
• 1,130 FIRST RESPONDERS

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ATTENDANT INVOLVEMENT

• 2,359 (21) Report Full-Time w/EMS
• 748 (6) Report Part-Time w/EMS
• 2,341 (23) Report Volunteer w/EMS
• 5,348 (50)Report No Affiliation w/EMS

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• EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
• FIRST RESPONDER 50 Hrs. (16 CE)
• EMT-BASIC 200 Hrs. (28 CE)
• EMT-I 145 Hrs. (75 to 180) (36 CE)
• EMT-D 40 Hrs. (36 CE)
• MICT (Paramedic) 1,200 (60 CE)
• 400 Classroom, 400 Clinical, 400 FI
• (avg. Class Length is 1800 hrs)

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Your son falls out of a tree and hurts his leg.
He says it really hurts but he can still move it
and even stand on it. I wonder if its
serious? DONT GUESS, CALL EMS!!!!
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BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

• 13 Member Professional/Regulatory Board Appointed
  by the Governor and Legislative Leadership. Full
  Responsibility for All Aspects of Pre-Hospital
  Emergency Medical Care Provided by Certified
  Attendants and Licensed Services.
• Education Training
• Examination and Certification
• Licensure
• Investigations
• Inspections

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EMS REGIONAL COUNCILS
Region I Northwest Region II Southwest Region
III Southeast Region IV Northeast
RESPONSIBILITIES Support, Promote, Assist
Local EMS Agencies and Personnel
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• LOCAL CONTROL OF EMS
• System Management
• Service Director
• Medical Director
• Training Staff
• Instructor/Coordinator
• Training Officer(s)

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• LOCAL CONTROL OF EMS (cont.)
• Office Staff (billing, etc.)
• EMS Caregivers (attendants)
• Vehicles
• Call Schedule
• Public Awareness and Education
• Prevention Activities

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You Wake Up at 200 AM With Indigestion. Youre
Pretty Sure Its the Tacos and Burritos You Had
for Dinner but it Seems Different This Time!!
DONT GUESS, CALL EMS!!!
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RESPONSE STATISTICS

• 234,334 Total Responses in 2002 (1991)
• 160,102 Emergency Calls (119,427)
• 74,232 Non-Emergency Calls (65,470)
• 166,066 Patients Transported (146,415)

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SO, WHAT ABOUT US?

• MEADE COUNTY EMS
• Facility- Shared with Fire Law Enforc.
• Vehicles- 3 Licensed Ambulances
• Staff- 37 34 are certified Attendants
• Availability- 24/7/365
• Financial Management- (mill levy?)

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WHAT DO WE PROVIDE TO YOU, OUR CONSTITUENTS?

• Immediate Response to Any Call on a Twenty-Four
  Hour per Day Basis Every Day of the Year!
• Public Information and Awareness Programs
• A Variety of Training Programs

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HOW YOU CAN HELP US

• Dont Guess, Call EMS!!!

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WHAT ARE YOUR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND/OR
CONCERNS?
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THANK YOU!!! FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!!!!
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER - - - - - - -
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DONT GUESS, CALL EMS!!!!!!