The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutEMS Response Time_Beacon_06/01/2012 Page 6 The Beacon • 747-1212 • June 2012 www.TheBeaconMagazine.com • June 2012 Page 7 Tequesta EMS Response Time What does it take to become a Pararr�ount EMS extended to include training in trauma care, advanced the difference _� �, �, ,��. �,, � Agency? What separates Tequesta Fire-Rescue from pediatric care, burn care, diabetes, stroke, advanced between chest pain °�" � Fastest in Palm Beach Count p � y : g �� _� other de artments . Continuousl strivin for �� EKG interpretation and much more. At least one hou2• and a heart attack. excellence, Tequesta Fire-Rescue has identified the �$•� '� �� w '.�� of every day is spent training on the latest medical That early ��a� greatest risks to their population and intensified the advances. reco nition allows °` �� ;� The Paramount EMS Here is Possible Because of an training and equipment for those risks. As with many g `�"� � Extensive 1�aining Program and Excellent Equipment South Florida Additionally, all Paramedics attend EMS Training Paramedics to TEQUESTA -- You are five times more likely to communities, taught by the Medical Director every other month and transport the survive Cardiac Arrest in Tequesta than the average in cardiac issues, {�, �_ � participate in a Quality Assurance Program that patient to the this country. That is a very significant figure, but it including ��" �� ,� �� .��,�. . reviews every EMS call for accuracy and quality of nearest Cardiac doesn't happen easily. It takes quick response times, Congestive Heart �� ,� �; �„ care. This constant focus on daily training and quality Specialty Hospital, O�ie of tlae Teql�esta F,MT shifts took tifne�� advanced training, expensive equipment and advanced Failure, Heart �` `"`� improvement keeps Tequesta Paramedics fresh and one that is capable for this picnu�e: Al�penrifig fi•oni left �re FM treatment guidelines to achieve what is referred to as a Attacks and up-to-date with the latest trends and techniques. of life saving ,Iohfi Kostyo, �oli{�iteer FF Pairl Yo�irig, FM Paramount EMS System. Tequesta's EMS response sudden Cardiac ,� , Cardiac time is 4 minutes, 39 seconds between a 911 call and Arrest are life �� . �;`� Medicine in general, but Pre-Hospital medicine in A�igela Schuriinc{iei�, Capt. Jmnes Ti•ube, Lt. �,:� � particular, is a rapidly evolving and advancing Catheterization, Mnrk S�urgeon, FF Adnrrr Evans and FM arrival at the scene, the fastest in Palm Beach County. threatening � �� ailments that early �� „� �„� �`� science. New techniques are being discovered and the current "gold David McGovern - some of the r��id The provision of Emerbency Medical Services intervention can studied all the time. One of the advantages of a small standard" of heart resl�o�iders. EMS is one of the most im ortant roles a Tequesta Para��iedics care for a � � � hel to reverse or , Fire-Rescue Department is that it can quickly adopt attack care. overnment can take to safe uard their residents and p ) oung nzan that was strrrck by a car. g g new techniques and incorporate cutting-edge Without 12- Lead EKG, Paramedics would transport improve. Tequesta visitors. EMS is provided in a number of different p�amedics have technology into its operation. With fewer Paramedics the patient having a heart attack to the nearest ways around the United States but every community � relentlessly over the years to develop to train and fewer vehicles to equip, a smaller agency hospital, which would then have to diagnose the heart strives to provide the finest service they can afford. advanced guidelines and acquire equipment that is well positioned to embrace life-saving attack and transfer the patient to a Cardiac Specialty In 1993, the Village of Tequesta established its own greatly enhances a patient's chances of survival. advancements. Hospital, resulting in a time delay that could result in Fire Department, and contracted One of the ways that we measure Tequesta Fire-Rescue was the second department in a less desirable outcome. Tequesta EMS does not have with the local private ambulance "The Village of Tequesta can be very our performance is our response Palm Beach County to perform 12-Lead EKGs in the this problem, because it maintains all necessary company for EMS. After proud of the level of care that has been time," Weinand explained. "That's field. 12-Lead EKGs allow Paramedics to recognize equipment that goes with them o every call. identifying weakness in the EMS provided. I believe that it is as good as the time from notification until we r ,,.,...-�------�-�..,�, care, the Village hired their own anywhere in the country." arrive at the patient's location." � Paramedics and took over EMS in Dr. Don Tanabe, Medical Director The American Heart Association �� 1994 to improve patient care and states that the chance of a �' a:�, • �� treatment. During the presentation to the Village 5 � �� successful resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest decreases z--' c.,;. .��'� Su n � D aze �� . � Council on the ros and cons of startin its own EMS, �..� �� ' ` � p g by 7-10% for every minute that goes by without CPR. � � Chief James Weinand advised them that "the could C' Pet Groomin �11�. � -``` -- go a lifet me while the geographic size of Tequesta is a factor, so ;�-,�� g� t is the speed with which a 911 call is processed and 11.:,-� � �'" �, without needing dispatched and the time that the crew takes to get into � �'� s ecializting in �° � �� ` �`' �_� � fo ces but ch nces their vehicles to respond. � �� H a d scissot" Cuts are someone in According to response time statistics provided by ��'_.,� 1�e11able your family will Palm Beach County Department of Public Safety, in �1ur Own Ke Securit S stem FREE Personal �:. � � p �° Y Y Y f & utilize EMS and 2011 Tequesta Fire-Rescue had the fastest response `�,�. �� l'A�� A�� `�#� I' Satisfaction Guaranteed � ' �„ ' Affardable, Check Our Rates Estimates �'� �,: �� they should never time of any EMS agency in Palm Beach County, with - �. settle for second an average of 4 minutes 39 seconds between 911 call ##� �6`�9f'B� �9� OF� ##.� �� I.icensed best when it comes to airival at the scene. The next closest was the Town � 1laids In Smart Unlfolms Exeellent to pre-hospital of Palm Beach at 5:02; the longest response time was ��d �� p y Referenees Available '� This is where Tequesta's EMS care for their Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue at 6:18, which t�ll Marked Com an Cars prograrrc is hoatsed - at the families." covers a very large area. The County-wide average, We use all natural products! Insured - Bonded Village's Departfnent of Public including all EMS agencies, was 5:31. Response time 1)ependable �----------- � Safery, 357 Teqi�esta Dr. In the ensuing 18 is a critical component in any EMS Agency and • Professional grooming for all breeds, Supervised Cleaning �� oo OFF � years, the Fire- Tequesta has always prided itself on being the canine & feline 1 Rescue uickest in the count and is reco nized throu hout � 1 First � 9 Y> g g • No sedatives used ' 748 5353 � Clean � Department has developed a state-of-the-art, the nation as a force to be reckoned with. ,' � q 3 , Paramount EMS System that is second to none. Using • Walk-in nail trims welcome �,� � Since 2001 � a combination of rapid response, intensive training, All Paramedics in the State of Florida are required 1 with this coupon; 1 coupon per household 1 advanced equipment and cutting edge medical to maintain t heir Parame dic License an d remain Worker's Compensation � Cannot be combined with any other offer. � 144 Bridge Road, Tequesta • 743-3614 Protection & ��Iinimum 1'L hrs. cleaning Expires 6/30/12 (B) � guidelines, Tequesta Fire-Rescue has risen to one of certified in CPR and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Em lo ee Tax Paid the areas elite teams in Pre-hospital medicine. (ACLS). In Tequesta, those requirements are p y �''''''�'�--'�