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This Week:

2012 Employee

Recognition Photos,

Day 1

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2012 Employee

Recognition Photos,

Day 2

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ROSC Pins 4

August InService 5

FREE Comedy

Nights 6

August Corporate

Compliance

Sessions

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Training Schedule 8

Medic Calendar 8

News From The Front Line August 6, 2012

The MEDIC Dispatch

Mecklenburg

EMS

Agency

Dates to

Remember:

August 9th:

Corporate Compliance

1030—1530

August 11th:

Corporate Compliance

Training Session

1000—1500

A Night of Honor

A special thank you to the more than 400

Medic honorees, colleagues and guests that

were in attendance to the recent “A Night of

Honor” themed 2012 Employee Recognition

Ceremony held at the McGlohon Theatre in

Spirit Square. The July 24th and July 25th

events were truly emotional, proud and celebratory for all who attended.

Keynote Speaker Chuck Lewis, Regional Manager for the Western Regional Office of the

North Carolina Office of EMS, delivered an impactful address as he reflected on the

relationships that employees form in communities throughout the greater Charlotte metro

area everyday.

Some employees had the opportunity to personally see the wonderful impact they’ve had

on their patients as a few survivors along with their families attended the evening festivities.

Ann Wagner, who successfully performed bystander CPR, was honored with the Lucky

Hearts Campaign Award as part of her efforts to save her husband.

Over 200 Medic employees received an ROSC pin during the two-day event. In addition to

honoring the ROSC efforts of our employees, the night also recognized the outstanding

achievements of several employees from across the Agency during the awards portion of

the evening. Congratulations to the following 2012 award recipients:

Top Call Award Finalists: Eric Bitler, Nick Howard, Christy Iyoob & Arthur Nolan

Top Call Award Finalists: Sam Barnes, Malcolm Leirmoe, Keith Overcash, Jeff Perkel, Tom Porcelli & Mike Rider

Top Call Award Winners: Alli Brinzey, Bryan Rucker & Chris Stephens

Unsung Hero Award Winners: Larry Billotto, Jackie Manley, Don Overcash & Derek Rogers

Stars of Life Recognition: Ed Clay, Mike Stratton & Teresa Womble

Lucky Hearts Campaign: Ron Servicky & Ann Wagner

Distinguished Service Award: Effie Ledbetter

Medal of Valor Award: Tony Pattillo

Photos from both nights are now available on Medic’s Facebook page. Please be sure to

check them out (on your leisure) at www.facebook.com/MeckEMS. Many thanks to

everyone who participated in the 2012 Employee Recognition Ceremonies including all

honorees and their families, colleagues, patients, supervisors, the Medic Honor Guard as

well as special guest, Chuck Lewis of the Western Regional Office of the North Carolina

Office of EMS.

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Check out even more great photos from day one of Medic’s 2012 Employee Recognition Ceremony by liking our

facebook page. Visit (on your leisure) www.facebook.com/MeckEMS!

2012 Employee Recognition Ceremony, Day 1

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Check out even more great photos from day

Check out even more great photos from day two of Medic’s 2012 Employee

Recognition Ceremony by liking our facebook page. Visit (on your leisure)

www.facebook.com/MeckEMS!

2012 Employee Recognition Ceremony, Day 2

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Thank you to everyone that attended the 2012 Medic

Employee Recognition event on July 24th and July 25th at the

McGlohon Theatre. Congratulations to all our honorees

and employees who came out to support their fellow co-

workers!

The PR Department will begin distributing all ROSC pins to

Supervisors starting today, August 6th. Supervisors will

then personally hand out ROSC pins to their respective

employees.

Please contact a member of the PR department if you have

any questions about the ROSC Pin distribution process.

ROSC Pins

The countdown is on! Please

be advised that the 2nd batch of

EMS Week Gifts have arrived

and are ready for pickup in the

PR office. Employees who

ordered on the 2nd batch have

been notified via e-mail that

their gift is now available for

pickup.

Please be sure to stop by the PR office within the next 30

days to pick up your gift.

If you work nights or will be unavailable between the hours

of 8:00 am – 5:00pm, please be sure to send Nikkie Perry

(nikkiep@medic911.com) an e-mail requesting your gift and

we will make the necessary arrangements to ensure you

receive your gift.

***IMPORTANT***

Any remaining gifts that have not been picked up by

Monday, August 13th will be placed in the Medic Store

for sale. No exceptions. Thank you.

Pickup Deadline is Next Week

It was recently discovered that there was a typographical

error discovered in Protocol 23 – overdose. The protocol

reads the Pediatric dose of glucagon is 0.5 mg/kg when it

should read 0.05 mg/kg IM. The maximum dose of

Glucagon is correctly stated at 1mg.

If you have any questions, please contact a member of

Learning and Development or Dr. Doug Swanson at

dswanson@MEDIC911.com immediately.

Glucagon Dosage Error

Medic has assembled Epi 1:1000 kits due to the ongoing

national medication shortage. The Epi 1:1000 kits will

replace Epi 1:10 which crews were currently using.

Please note that effective last Sunday, July 29th, Epi

1:1000 kits entered into circulation and will be phased in

as needed to replace depleted stock. As these kits have

been placed into rotation, it is likely that you will find

some units with the current, prefilled style on units and in

use. As we incorporate these new kits, we will be shifting

stock around to avoid any units containing a mixture of old

prefilled style and new kits.

Again, all crews need to be aware that they will

now be utilizing the Epi 1:1000 kits.

If you have any questions, please contact Bryan Edwards a

bryane@medic911.com or your immediate supervisor.

Epi 1:1000 Kits

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Please be advised of the upcoming dates and times for the

August sessions of Medic InService.

Be sure to register for ONE of the sessions listed. All

employees must be in uniform. Each Medic InService

session will be held in the Medic Auditorium.

August InService Sessions

Please be advised of the following dates for the 2012 Scope of Practice Schedule. Please contact a member of Medical

Services to schedule a time and date within 90 days of your state expiration.

2012 Scope of Practice Schedule

August: Tuesday, August 14th Wednesday, August 15th Friday, August 17th

November: Thursday, November 15th Friday, November 16th Monday, November 19th

September: *No Dates in September

December: Tuesday, December 11th Wednesday, December 12th Friday, December 14th

October: Friday, October 19th Tuesday, October 23rd Thursday, October 25th

Please be advised of the

following dates and times

for the July InService make-

up session.

Monday,

August 13th

1200—1600

Tuesday,

August 21st

0800—1200

Please contact Education

Assistant Elisabeth Mitchell

at ext. 6132 or via e-mail at elisabethm@medic911.com if

you have any questions about the upcoming July Make-Up

InService sessions

Thank you.

July Makeup InService

August

Tuesday 21st 1800—2200

Thursday 23rd 1200—1600

Friday 24th 0800—1200

Monday 27th 0800—1200

1800—2200

Wednesday 29th 1800—2200

Thursday 30th 1830—2230

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The Comedy Zone at the NC Music Factory would like to extend the following free

ticket offer to all Medic employees.

How to Pick Up Your FREE Comedy Nights Ticket(s)

Call 980.321.4702 or e-mail comedytracy@gmail.com at least 24 hours prior

to the comedy show you wish to attend with your name and the number of

guests

Report to the Comedy Zone Box Office on the day of show and present your

Driver’s License and Medic ID to pickup your ticket(s)

FREE Comedy Nights

Wednesday, August 8th - Dov Davidoff from Chelsea Lately! Doors open at 7:00 pm/ Showtime at 8:00 pm

Thursday, August 9th - Dov Davidoff from Chelsea Lately! Doors open at 7:00 pm/ Showtime at 8:00 pm

Friday, August 10th - Dov Davidoff from Chelsea Lately! Doors open at 9:45 pm/Showtime at 10:15 pm

Wednesday, August 15th - Ms. Pat - Doors open at 7:00 pm/ Showtime at 8:00 pm

Wednesday, August 29th - The Clean Comedy Series with Frankie Paul - Doors open at 7:00 pm/ Showtime at 8:00

pm

Thursday, August 30th - The Clean Comedy Series with Frankie Paul - Doors open at 7:00 pm/ Showtime at 8:00

pm

Friday - August 31st - The Clean Comedy Series with Frankie Pauk - Doors open at 9:45 pm/Showtime at 10:15 pm

Please contact Tracy Taylor, Box Office Manager at 980.321.4702 or e-mail comedytracy@gmail.com for questions about

the August FREE Comedy Nights series.

FREE Comedy Nights

With the DNC approaching, it is imperative that Medic has the correct information about

each employee in our HR system. Please take the time over the next few weeks to update

your contact information including your phone number, address and emergency contacts.

This can be done on the Confidential Personal

Data Sheet/Change of Address Change/Name

form.

This form can be found on the Extranet under

Forms>Other Forms (at the bottom of the list).

Please be sure to complete all fields of the

forms electronically type and e-mail it to HR.

Employees can also get a paper-copy of the form on the wall by the HR office and in forms tower in the Crew Lounge area.

Updating Your Contact Information

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Required

Employee

Attendance

Jeffrey Boyles, Brent Cail, Margaret Carmichael, Ed Clay, Janine Curlee, Jim Emerson, Matthew

Hestwood, Cathy Jordan, Eric Koelbl, Ron Martin, Stephanie Massey, Beth Pethel, Patrick Pfund, Katie Rutland, Claudia Tetenbaum and Nayyar Toqeer.

**Please Note: If your Annual Performance Review was in July and you did not attend a July class

you must contact Amy Johnson and attend an August class.

Information Updates:

The duration of the Medic Safety & Compliance Training sessions is 2 ½ hours. Attendees will be paid for the total time spent in class and each employee with an Annual Performance Review in that month must attend one of the six available Compliance Training Sessions

Compliance sessions are held next to the Medic Fitness Center, please contact Amy Johnson for directions.

Please contact Risk & Safety Specialist, Amy Johnson, if you have any questions or concerns about the August Compliance Training sessions at ext. 6095 or via e-mail at amyj@medic911.com.

August Compliance Training Sessions

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Visit Us on the Web!

www.medic911.com

MEDIC Mecklenburg EMS Agency

4525 Statesville Road

Charlotte, NC 28269

Tel: 704-943-6000

Fax: 704-943-6001

In-Service

Training

Medic Events

Holidays

Recertification Testing

July/August 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

29 A

30 B

31 B

1 A

Corporate Compliance

1030—1530

2 A 3 B 4 B

5 B 6 A

7 A

8 B

9 B

Corporate Compliance

1030—1530

10 A

11 A

Corporate Compliance

1000—1500

12 A

13 B

Corporate Compliance

0800—1300

July Makeup InService

1200—1600

14 B

Scope Of Practice Testing

15 A

16 A

July InService

1830—2230

Scope Of Practice Testing

17 B

Scope Of Practice Testing

18 B

19 B 20 A

21 A

Corporate Compliance

1030—1530

August InService

1800—2200

22 B

23 B

August InService

1200—1600

24 A

August InService

0800—1200

25 A

26 A

27 B

August InService

0800—1200

1800—2200

28 B

29 A

Corporate Compliance

1600—2100

August InService

1800—2200

30 A

August InService

1830—2230

31 B

2012 Training Schedule

Corporate Compliance Trainings

Thursday, August 9th 1030—1530

Saturday, August 11th 1000—1500

Monday, August 13th 0800—1300

Tuesday, August 21st 1030—1530

Wednesday, August 29th 1600—2100

PRE-REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL AHA CLASSES HELD AT CPCC.

Important Notes about 2012 AHA

Refresher Classes at CPCC

All classes will be held at CPCC’s CENTRAL

CAMPUS in the BELK Building.

Actual classroom number will be given at time of pre-

registration

A minimum of 10 students is required for each class.