FDA warns health care professionals not to inject patients with IV solutions from Wallcur, of San Diego

The Pharmacy Workgroup has set their policy.  Please see Physician Signature Memorandum 12-23-14 for the full details.

Please note that WVEMS and the Virginia Office of EMS will only reference documents and policies issued by (or consistent with) CDC or VDH guidance.

How to notify the Virginia Department of Health and CDC: Notification should be made to your local health district and to the CDC. See this document VDH District Epidemiology Contacts for contact info to report positive screened patients who refuse transport.

Is your PSAP doing initial screening for EVD? All PSAPs should be screening every call NOW. The CDC provides guidance for a simple modified call query:

For modified caller queries:

The Virginia Office of EMS (VaOEMS) has created a seperate webpage with a number of douments from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

NATIONWIDE IV FLUID SHORTAGE – WVEMS GUIDELINES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

Due to the nationwide shortage of IV fluids, beginning immediately, EMS providers in the WVEMS Region will only spike and use a bag of Normal Saline (or any other IV fluid) if they are responding to the following categories of patients (unless otherwise directed by medical control):

• Hypotension, secondary to traumatic or medical issues
• Hypovolemia
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WVEMS' former administrative intern Matthew Chupp recently completed a monumental project to scan all of the Board of Directors meeting minutes (and other corporate documents) dating back to the Council's organizational meeting held on October 2, 1975. Looking over these many notebooks filled with minutes brought back memories, especially to those who have been involved with WVEMS in one form or another since near the beginning. For a trip down memory lane, or to research how things got to be where they are, feel free to take a look HERE!
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