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The
Governor's Alaska Council on Emergency Medical Services, also
known as "ACEMS," provides the Commissioner of the
Department of Health and Social Services and the Governor with
recommendations related to all aspects of EMS, including distribution
of funding, and policy development. |
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The
statewide do not resuscitate (DNR) protocol for physicians and
other health care providers that sets out a standardized procedure
for the withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients
that choose to participate in the DNR program. |
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This
program was started in 1999 in an effort to identify, prioritize
and seek funding for essential equipment for rural EMS in
Alaska. |
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Each
year, the Governor's Alaska Council on Emergency Medical Services
recognizes accomplishments in the field of Emergency Medical
Services. |
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CHEMS
is working with EMS agencies across Alaska to develop a state-wide
data collection system. |
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The
Alaska EMSC program is designed to enhance the pediatric capabilities
of the current system originally designed for adults.
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The
28th Alaska EMS Symposium will be held November 12 - 15, 2003
at the Egan Convention Center in Anchorage, AK. |
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A
program for acquiring hepatitis B vaccine for volunteer EMS
organizations. |
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Human
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) granted over $400,000
to Alaska in 2002 for the purchase of AEDs in rural communities.
Alaska is applying for additional funds in 2003. |
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This
program is designed to help build and maintain a trauma care
system in Alaska. |
