Pedi med

The Loveland-Symmes Fire Department has teamed up with the Loveland City School and other schools in the area to insure the safety of “special needs” children. The Pedi/Med program gathers information from parents in the area on any medical conditions that may be encountered either at school or while home. This information is collected and entered into a database kept at the fire stations and Northeast Communications. Once processed a number is given to the child’s records. This number along with the child’s name will be used to identify that the child’s records are on file. A second copy will be given to the schools and kept in their medical records file. In the event of an emergency where 911 is called and the child’s name or address is entered into the dispatchers computer, the ID number given to that information will pop up on the screen. In the case that this happens dispatchers will notify responding personnel of the ID number. While responding to the scene either at school or in the Loveland/Symmes Township area, paramedics and EMT’s will have this information on record in the apparatus. This gives responding personnel the advantage to view useful information such as the childs name, address, medical information, family or friends to notify, medications taken, allergies to medication, and hospital preference. If a child in the responding area has a rare form of a disease, the Pedi/Med reps will research the illness and have a special training session to educate the Paramedics and EMT’s who may some day respond to that child. Also with the program numerous other benefits are offered. Trained Fire and EMS personnel will perform home inspections, train children to properly evacuate the home in fire conditions, in some cases distribute smoke detectors to home with children with handicaps such as hearing impairments.

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Senior med

The Senior/Med program is a list of information gathered from residents that will help aid in their care if an emergency should rise. It is on a volunteer basis. Information gathered affords paramedics and EMT’s to review crucial information prior to their arrival on an emergency call to a Senior/Med customer. Information gathered is listed below:

• Name, age, address, and phone number
• Closest family/friend and phone number
• Emergency phone numbers
• Medications taken
• Medication allergies
• Primary care physician
• Hospital preference
• Any special circumstance that might pertain to that individual

Senior/Med customers have an interview with a trained representative in person, or over the phone. The information is then entered into a database that is accessible to Northeast Communications Center and the rest of the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department. Customers are assigned a number that corresponds with the information and this number is relayed through Northeast Communications Center to the responding units. The Loveland-Symmes apparatus are assigned Senior/Med folders that contain customers’ information. Trained Representatives cover 3 shifts, and are available to customers any day of the week. Upon request, representatives will go to the homes of the customers to conduct interviews, take vital signs, update information, perform home safety-inspections, deliver reflective address signs for quick response, and evaluate any “special needs customers”. During periods of bad
weather Senior/Med Reps will initiate calls to customers, and check their well being.

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