Pete reported on EMS week plans at the school from Marcia. Helpers needed. Please contact Marcia if you can help. Time and date TBA (waiting on school to get back to Marcia for time and date) Theme for this year is hyperthermia. Give-a-ways will be handed out to the students.

Pete - Bus Execration: Dennis, Rhonda, & Gayle reported on Bus execration practice. 5 EMTs attended. Dennis asked the question who thought of bringing extra backboards, extra bandages, mass casualty tub and bag. Discussion followed about triage, helmets, commutation, and EMT and fire fighter fatigue. Special factors about the hoses: Do not run the cot over or walk on or drive on the white hose.

Gayle motion for Pete to buy 3 helmets for the ambulance with chin straps. Laurie 2nd Motion carried.

Pete reported that we were turned down for the ambulance grant. There is a new round of grant monies coming out some. Pete applied for a grant for a new 6-wheeler.

Laurie reported on Sounds of Sirens. Laurie will get the tickets in packs of 50. If you do not want to sell the tickets please return your tickets to Laurie so some one else can sell them. There is a deadline date for returning tickets to Laurie (TBA) so she can get them back to the sponsor.

Laurie reported that a patient requested their run report. Laurie contacted Pete. St. Lukes has a form on file for release of run report information. Laurie took St. Luke's form and adapted the form for our ambulance. Discussion followed changes and spell check etc... Any requests for run reports needs to go through the ambulance director. All requests need to be filed in writing via new form Laurie made up. All requests for run reports will be mailed via registered mail to the patient's address on the run report. Director will take care of paperwork.

Pete talked about the narratives on the ambulance/WARDS report. You need to be very precise. You need to take the reader to the scene. Document, Document, Document. Do not make judgments calls-state the facts and only the facts. Discussion followed on getting a digital camera on the rig. Discussion followed on the need for forms to notify folks that their photos are being taken. Discussion followed on who should be taking the photos and why. Tam will bring up the camera issue on who should be taking the photos to BAC. Digital camera purchase tabled.

Laurie reported the Monday Club want to buy the ambulance service a GPS. Pete researched GPS's Pete reviewed a GPS model.

Pete reported on upcoming training and conferences. Pete will be going to a meeting in Washburn for all directors to review EMT retention, & budgets (on-call & retirement). This meeting is May 18.

Pete posed the questions about a run. Run discussion followed.

Laurie reported on the new pay reports. (first half of the year) Discussion followed.

Rhonda reviewed the spider straps and Kendrick traction device. One board was set up with the new straps.

{1 hour of training}

Adjourn 9:30 p.m.