General RTAC/ State Office Issues Slate Is Being Wiped Clean As It Relates to How We Were

General RTAC/ State Office Issues Slate Is Being Wiped Clean As It Relates to How We Were

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

  1. Introductions & welcome
  1. EMS-C Announcement – Saturday Feb 23 conference
  2. Lots of hands-on content
  3. $30 includes lunch
  4. Limit of 65 registrants
  5. Primary targets: EMS and hospital nursing & ancillary staff
  6. Would like 7-8 from each RTAC
  7. Asking for help getting word out
  8. More information to come
  1. Minutes – Motion by Bob Nack to approve October minutes. Second by Judy Jones. APPROVED.
  1. Walk-in Items – Broselow tapes
  1. State Update
  2. Introduction of Robin Beining, DHS Epidemiologist
  3. Developing a State PI Committee
  4. Developing lines of communication between RTACs, STAC, PI Committee, etc.
  5. ACS (& Marianne) concerned that the Federal guidance does not specifically refer to trauma systems. Kevin plans to include it in WI.
  1. WHEPP Update
  2. Reviewed handout about changes to program & “capabilities”
  3. Program is to be more “Whole of community” approach. Will be less hospital-centric.
  1. Patient at Risk – Kristina unable to attend today. Marianne will see if she wants to attend February meeting
  1. Hospital site reviews
  2. 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.
  1. Trauma Field Triage Guidelines
  2. Trauma Center vs Trauma Care Facility wording. More discussions need to occur
  3. Revision will include some improvement in the graphic layout
  1. NHTSA Open Comments
  2. Closes December 12
  3. Marianne encouraged everyone to provide comment
  1. WEMSA Conference
  2. Dan D to set up conference call with ad hoc committee
  1. EMS – C
  2. Updated Broselow tapes
  3. EMS-C asked RTACs how many would be needed for possible funding
  4. Greg to email group
  1. WI-DOT Crash calendars
  2. Dan brought one for each RTAC
  3. Good information for injury prevention
  1. February Meeting
  2. RTAC Coordinators will meet in person in Madison
  3. Dan W will look for a room
  4. Dan D will be absent, Vice-Chair Nack will take the helm
  1. Around the State
  2. NE
  3. MCI triage
  4. SC
  5. Trauma Care Beyond the ED conference
  6. Trauma Basics 3.0 almost ready
  7. Regional data collection – over 1000 cases, produced 1st report from it
  8. Tree Stand Fall study being developed
  9. SE
  10. New Coordinator Duska!
  11. Zoo interchange project – need help contacting EMS agencies that will be transporting to Milwaukee hospitals so they can be advised of construction updates
  12. WC
  13. Injury Prevention distributed 5000 booklets about childhood injuries
  14. Possible conference in February or March
  15. NC
  16. EMS Journal Club
  17. Tourniquets
  18. Buddy-Aid
  19. Position statements
  20. NNW
  21. No fiscal agent yet
  22. Completing some equipment distribution
  23. Injury Prevention distributing bicycle helmets
  24. Making good use of data
  25. Tom Thalen retired
  26. SW
  27. Doing his own fiscal agent work, going well
  28. 23 agencies submitted funding requests, reviewing
  29. Sent nurses to TCAR
  30. Falls prevention magnets
  31. Holding RTAC meetings at outlying hospitals
  32. Shots fired video – office setting safety
  33. FV
  34. Fiscal agent in place – Winnebago Co
  35. Adding HR>130 to Triage Guidelines
  36. PI committee using registry reports
  37. Doing case reviews at regular meetings, having trouble finding time for committees
  38. LS
  39. Did 4 table top MCI exercises with EM
  40. Distracted driving
  41. Mock crash
  42. Presenting at Arrowhead EMS Conference
  43. Reviewed appropriate use of backboards data
  1. Dan Williams made a motion to adjourn. Second by Bob Nack. No discussion. APPROVED.

Respectfully submitted,

Michael Fraley

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