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2z <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 1, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. _ 4 - a <br />Letter <br />ATTACHMENT(; <br />NCACC Notific <br />Press Release <br />SUBJECT: <br />of Outstanding County Program Award - Paramedic Initial <br />ram <br />DEPARTMENT: I County Manager <br />nse P <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-0501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To <br />(NCACC) 1999 OL <br />program. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />implemented a proc <br />are initially respond <br />Response Vehicle ( <br />generally made by i <br />transport of any pat <br />effectiveness, main <br />staff resources as c <br />This program has <br />receive one of its <br />will attend this BC <br />staff. <br />FINANCIAL IMP <br />RECOMMENDA <br />recognize the eft <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />receive the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners <br />I County Program Award for the Paramedic Initial Response <br />Emergency Management Director Nick Waters and his staff designed and <br />ram of Emergency Medical Service delivery under which all calls for EMS <br />ad to by a paramedic in a fully-equipped sedan, referred to as an Initial <br />IRV). Based on the paramedic's assessment at the scene, a decision is <br />he paramedic as to whether an ambulance also needs to be dispatched for <br />ents needing hospital treatment. The program has improved program <br />aining overall patient outcomes while minimizing the need to add additional <br />all load has continued to increase. <br />n selected by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners to <br />standing County Program Awards for 1999. A representative of NCACC <br />meeting to formally present the award to County Commissioners and <br />None. <br />4(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept the award and <br />of Nick Waters and his staff in designing and implementing this program.