{"id":51715,"date":"2015-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/02\/02\/unmc-cass-county-partner-to-form-new-paramedic-response-program\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:54:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:54:03","slug":"unmc-cass-county-partner-to-form-new-paramedic-response-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/02\/02\/unmc-cass-county-partner-to-form-new-paramedic-response-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC, Cass County partner to form new paramedic response program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>\nAcross Nebraska, approximately 430&nbsp;licensed ambulance&nbsp;services provide life-saving emergency medical care at a moment&#039;s notice.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn most rural communities it is volunteers, who are trained in basic life support, that fill the role of emergency responders.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd it&rsquo;s those first responders who have the biggest impact on a person in crisis, said Eric Ernest, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs the medical director of the Cass County Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Ernest saw a need to enhance the care provided by first responders within Cass County. He also saw a need to provide more coverage during the middle of the day when the volunteer emergency responders are working at their full-time jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo in a collaborative effort between UNMC and the Cass County Emergency Management Agency he helped to create a new paramedic response program.<\/p>\n<p>\nA key feature of the program, which launched Jan. 1, is the addition of two paramedics who assist emergency medical technicians (EMTs) on service calls and provide advanced life support.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;The Cass County crew is composed of one EMT and one paramedic, who respond to calls during the middle of the day when there is a general lack of coverage from the volunteer fire services,&rdquo; Dr. Ernest said.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe paramedics are seasoned professionals who have experience working in a volunteer system as well as in private transport in the Omaha-metropolitan area, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhen the paramedics are not on calls, they are helping other ambulance services with training, visiting senior centers and talking to community groups about the new program, said Sandy Weyers, Cass County Emergency Management director.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe county budgeted $356,000 from the inheritance tax fund to get the program started. This pays the paramedics&rsquo; salaries and equipment, Weyers said.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;As with every county we are struggling to cover those daytime calls, combine that with the long transport times to get to a hospital and the addition of paramedics only enhances what our dedicated EMTs do,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;By having paramedics available to assist on calls, it provides a higher level of care,&rdquo; Dr. Ernest said.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhile EMTs are trained to immobilize a patient, administering CPR or starting an IV with saline solution only, paramedics can give medications, intubate a patient if necessary and do cardiac assessments and administer treatments.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe response to the program has been very positive, Dr. Ernest said.<\/p>\n<p>\nThis program is being eyed by the state as a model for other rural counties, said Dean Cole, emergency medical services and trauma program administrator for Nebraska.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;Dr. Ernest is the perfect person to lead this effort,&rdquo; Cole said. &ldquo;As a young physician just out of an emergency medical services fellowship, he has a lot of enthusiasm for what he does and a great understanding of the needs of our first responders, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\nAlong with Cass County, Dr. Ernest also is the medical director for the Bellevue Fire Department and Sarpy County Dispatch, and serves as assistant medical director for the Omaha Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe works with each agency to develop protocols for emergency responders and monitors the quality of the training they receive.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;Overall, the goal is to improve patient outcomes and this may be the model to help those in rural communities,&rdquo; Dr. Ernest said.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. 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