RTAC Coordinators Meeting
Tuesday, 04 Dec 2012
Minutes
Coordinators in attendance: Dan Diamon, Judy Jones, Greg Breen, Bob Nack, Dave Taylor, Michael Fraley, Dan Williams, Duska Stanic
Others in Attendance: Marianne Peck – State Trauma Coordinator, Kevin Wernet – DPH/WHEPP, Melody Mulhall & Mary Anderson – UW & American Family Children’s Hospital, Cheryl Paar, Annette Bertelson & Jason Selwitchka – STAC, Jenny Ullsvik – DPH, Robin Beining – DHS, Andrea O’Flahrity - UWHC
- Introductions & welcome
- EMS-C Announcement – Saturday Feb 23 conference
- Lots of hands-on content
- $30 includes lunch
- Limit of 65 registrants
- Primary targets: EMS and hospital nursing & ancillary staff
- Would like 7-8 from each RTAC
- Asking for help getting word out
- More information to come
- Minutes – Motion by Bob Nack to approve October minutes. Second by Judy Jones. APPROVED.
- Walk-in Items – Broselow tapes
- State Update
- Introduction of Robin Beining, DHS Epidemiologist
- Developing a State PI Committee
- Developing lines of communication between RTACs, STAC, PI Committee, etc.
- ACS (& Marianne) concerned that the Federal guidance does not specifically refer to trauma systems. Kevin plans to include it in WI.
- WHEPP Update
- Reviewed handout about changes to program & “capabilities”
- Program is to be more “Whole of community” approach. Will be less hospital-centric.
- Patient at Risk – Kristina unable to attend today. Marianne will see if she wants to attend February meeting
- Hospital site reviews
- Michael and Greg have attended visits. Both felt it was a valuable experience and recommend others do it. Marianne will continue to work with Coordinators one at a time to get them on visits.
- Trauma Field Triage Guidelines
- Trauma Center vs Trauma Care Facility wording. More discussions need to occur
- Revision will include some improvement in the graphic layout
- NHTSA Open Comments
- Closes December 12
- Marianne encouraged everyone to provide comment
- WEMSA Conference
- Dan D to set up conference call with ad hoc committee
- EMS – C
- Updated Broselow tapes
- EMS-C asked RTACs how many would be needed for possible funding
- Greg to email group
- WI-DOT Crash calendars
- Dan brought one for each RTAC
- Good information for injury prevention
- February Meeting
- RTAC Coordinators will meet in person in Madison
- Dan W will look for a room
- Dan D will be absent, Vice-Chair Nack will take the helm
- Around the State
- NE
- MCI triage
- SC
- Trauma Care Beyond the ED conference
- Trauma Basics 3.0 almost ready
- Regional data collection – over 1000 cases, produced 1st report from it
- Tree Stand Fall study being developed
- SE
- New Coordinator Duska!
- Zoo interchange project – need help contacting EMS agencies that will be transporting to Milwaukee hospitals so they can be advised of construction updates
- WC
- Injury Prevention distributed 5000 booklets about childhood injuries
- Possible conference in February or March
- NC
- EMS Journal Club
- Tourniquets
- Buddy-Aid
- Position statements
- NNW
- No fiscal agent yet
- Completing some equipment distribution
- Injury Prevention distributing bicycle helmets
- Making good use of data
- Tom Thalen retired
- SW
- Doing his own fiscal agent work, going well
- 23 agencies submitted funding requests, reviewing
- Sent nurses to TCAR
- Falls prevention magnets
- Holding RTAC meetings at outlying hospitals
- Shots fired video – office setting safety
- FV
- Fiscal agent in place – Winnebago Co
- Adding HR>130 to Triage Guidelines
- PI committee using registry reports
- Doing case reviews at regular meetings, having trouble finding time for committees
- LS
- Did 4 table top MCI exercises with EM
- Distracted driving
- Mock crash
- Presenting at Arrowhead EMS Conference
- Reviewed appropriate use of backboards data
- Dan Williams made a motion to adjourn. Second by Bob Nack. No discussion. APPROVED.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Fraley