MID-COUNTY

VOL. RESCUE SQUAD

P.O. Box 355

Heathsville, Va. 22473

December 4, 2002 - General Business Meeting - Wednesday night 7:45 pm

I - Nancy called meeting to order.

II-Secretary's Report - Minutes posted and approved by all.

II-A - Treasurer's Report - Approved by all.

III - Captain's Report -

  1. 21 calls for November - 21 calls for the year.

  2. HEPA mask sizes have been posted under the CPR seat in each ambulance. New sizes are available for people who couldn't be fit with the Moldex ones (Ron, Devin & Beverly T.) Schedule a fit test right away.

  3. ICS training - tentative dates Jan. 18 or Jan 25. Want 100% participation from M.C. members. Please mark your calendars now and hold both dates until further notice. It will be an all day session.

  4. Immobilization - make your decision to immobilize a trauma patient based on mechanism of injury. Consider MOI first. Even if the patient is walking around when you get there, try to immobilize him for transport and document thoroughly if he refuses. Just because he says he is OK now doesn't mean an occult injury won't be aggravated by the ambulance ride.

  5. Response to scene - If you are not going to AIC the call, don't make the immobilization decision. Try to keep the patient still and quit until the AIC gets a chance to make his or her own assessment. Rule of Thumb: If a patient was subjected to trauma and wants to go to the hospital to be checked out, immobilize him.

  6. Transport documentation - On a non-emergency, good will transport, fill out run sheet completely. Get at least two sets of vital signs - one when you pick up the patient and one just before you turn the patient over to the destination facility. Record the reason for transport, condition of patient at the beginning and condition of patient at the end. If you perform any procedures, note them on the run sheet. NO EXCEPTIONS!

IV - Vice-President's Report - None.

V - 1st Lieutenant's Report - none

VI - 2nd Lieutenant's Report - none

VII - Vehicle Officer's Report -

  1. Alternator put on #46.

VIII - Auxiliary's Report -

  1. Bake Sale on Nov. 23, 2002 was very successful.

  2. Bingo will be Dec. 6 - if bad weather it will be Dec 13, 2002.

IX - Building Committee Report -

  1. Going to start painting sometime around Dec. 9, 2002.

  2. Generator is all back together.

  3. Call Paul about any generator problems.

  4. No service contract - Paul checked into it - too costly!

X - President's Report -

  1. Dan G. going on as an inactive member.

XI - Old Business -

  1. Voted Amber Swann in as a Junior Squad member.

  2. Officers Election - Before ballots were counted, Jim H. refused nomination for 2nd lieutenant, so in lieu of : all positions were unopposed. See attached ballot for 2003 officers.

XII - New Business

  1. Garfield made motion to accept this month's batch of SOPs. Ed G. seconded the motion.

  2. Christmas Party to be held 12-15-02 - 5:00 p.m. Bring a covered dish.

XIII - Training Committee Report -

  1. Dec. 18, 2002 - EMSAT Incident Command to be held at North'd Elem. School Library at 7:15 p.m.

XIV - Jr. Squad -

  1. Welcome Sally Parr and Amber Swann as Junior Squad members.

Present (14) Nancy, Paul, Ed G., Wesley, Dave, Sandi, Dan T., Jim, Terry, Roger, Angela, Garfield, Arnette, and Rebekah. Junior Squad members (4) - Devin, Mary, Beverly, and Amber.

Excused (8) Dan G., Allen, Edward S., Alice, Cindi, Shirley, Herb, and Jeff.

Adjourned - 8:10 p.m. Devin made the motion and Rebekah seconded it.

Respectfully,

Rebekah H. Haynie, Secretary