EMS Safety Conference

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1 EMMCO West & Meadville Area Ambulance Service present Featuring International Speaker Nadine Levick EMS Safety Conference November 9 & 10, 2012 Ambassador Conference Center Erie, PA

2 Schedule of Events Friday Nov. 9, 2012 Topic Speaker Time Frame Putting The Right Person In The Left Seat Dave Bradley VFIS 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Break Break Break Driving Toward A Viral Video Brian Shaw Noga EMS 2:45 pm 3:45 pm Break Break Break Vehicle Maintenance Preventing Problems Before They Start Dave Light EmergyCare 4:00 pm 5:00 pm

3 Schedule of Events Saturday Nov. 10, 2012 Topic Speaker Time Frame Ambulance Crashes Are You Safe? Nadine Levick Harlem Hospital 08:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Lunch Provided Lunch Provided Lunch Provided Highway Traffic Safety Todd Plunkett Baldwin EMS 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Break Break Break Getting The Most Out Of Your Safety Committee Jeff DeMaison & Eric Henry Meadville Ambulance 3:10 pm 4:10 pm Break Break Break Vehicle And Fleet Operations & Management Liability Kim Houser Mears, Smith, Houser & Boyle 4:20 pm 5:20 pm

4 Nearby Hotel Accommodations 7415 Schultz Rd. I-90 at Exit 27 Erie, PA $99/night 7792 Peach St. I-90 at Exit 27 Erie, PA $129/night NO ONLINE RESERVATIONS All Rooms must be booked by calling the hotel directly to receive above rates

5 Class Synopsis Putting The Right Person In The Left Seat David Bradley As the passenger responding to an emergency, you have the important job of ensuring you arrive safely to the scene. Yes! That s right it s your job too! In this lecture, Dave Bradley discusses some of the responsibilities when you jump in the officer s seat. Be prepared to be educated. Driving Toward A Viral Video Brian Shaw You see them in every ambulance anymore. Those little dashboard cameras. Some people think that they can get you in more trouble than they are worth, but if you know how to use them to benefit your company, they can be extremely useful. In this session, Brian reviews many of the videos from his own department and shows us how to use the footage for the safest ride possible. Vehicle Maintenance: Preventing Problems Before They Start David Light You are dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on a high traffic road in your area. You respond to the call driving speed limit when suddenly a tire blows. The driver looses control of the rig, swerves into oncoming traffic and narrowly misses another vehicle. We all know this could have ended much differently. Join Dave Light as he discusses how properly maintaining your fleet might just save your life.

6 Class synopsis Ambulance Crashes Are You Safe? Dr. Nadine Levick Internationally renown speaker Dr. Nadine Levick will be here to discuss the various risks of working in EMS. Dr. Levick has done extensive research of ambulance crashes and improving the design of an ambulance. She will reveal some of her findings. Buckle up! This session will not disappoint! Highway Traffic Safety Todd Plunkett Todd Plunkett will give us some advice on how to park your ambulance to ensure safety of the crew and what kind of personal protective equipment you should be wearing. If you think you will never need this information, think again. How dangerous is your local superstore parking lot? Getting The Most Out Of Your Safety Committee Eric Henry Jeff DeMaison Does your department have a safety committee? It should. The safety committee can be an valuable asset to your department. In this presentation,eric and Jeff will let you peek inside Crawford County s largest service for some excellent advice on how a safety committee can lower your risk of injury and accident. Vehicle Fleet Operations & Management Liability Kim Houser In this session, Mr. Houser will be addressing the vehicle and fleet operations and the liability for the managers of the service. He will also address the criminal and civil liabilities to your organization and give us tips on how to avoid a costly lawsuit.

7 Registration Information Credit card registration for this conference is being conducted online at under Events If you are unable to complete your registration online, please complete the information below COMPANY CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED NO PERSONAL CHECKS Registration Fees: One Day Program: $ 10 Two Day Program: $ 15 Refunds must be requested in writing by Nov. 5, 2012 Registration Information: Name: Home Address: City State Zip Phone Number: D.O. B. Address: Certification number: Certification Level: Return no later than Nov. 2, 2012 to: EMMCO West, Inc. Suite Conneaut Lake Rd. Meadville, PA 16335

8 Thanks To Our Sponsors PA Department of Health Meadville Ambulance Community Ambulance Service VEMSACC Millcreek Paramedic Service EMMCO West, Inc. Suite Conneaut Lake Rd. Meadville, PA NON-PROFIT PRESORT U.S. POSTAGE PAID MEADVILLE, PA PERMIT NO. 237