West Central Regional Trauma Advisory Council
At the November meeting, we will hold a special awards recognition ceremony in honor of the follow:
1. Partner in EMS Award: Awarded to a local business for the advancement and promotion of
For these two awards, extraordinary is defined as substantially beyond the realm of expected behavior:
2. EMS SYSTEM FIELD PROVIDER: A first responder, dispatcher, EMT, or paramedic who is an active provider of EMS services and who exhibits exemplary performance in his/her quality of patient care, or who has performed an extraordinary act attempting the saving of a life.
3. EMS SYSTEM HOSPITAL PROVIDER: A nurse, physician, or other staff in an emergency department who exhibits exemplary performance in his/her quality of patient care, or who performed an extraordinary act attempting the saving of a life or advancing the EMS system in a community or area.
4. OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE: A member of the public, non-profit agency, caretaker, volunteer, friend or family member who contributes to emergency medical services through appropriate response and intervention in an individual emergency, or by dedication to the improvement of EMS services in the community.
5. Outstanding First Responder - Honors a first responder affiliated with an organization (e.g., police, fire, industrial) who has assumed a leadership role by achievement in areas of on-scene patient care, outstanding rescue, public access to
6. Outstanding BLS Provider- Honors a currently certified career EMT-B who has assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to
7. Outstanding ALS Provider - Honors a currently certified ALS provider who assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to
8. Outstanding EMS Physician - Honors a physician who has served as a medical director, on or off-line, for either an ALS or a BLS service, and who has made a positive contribution to EMS in
9. Outstanding EMS Administrator - Honors an EMS administrator on a local, county, regional, or state level who has served EMS in some capacity and who has made a positive contribution to EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to
10. Outstanding EMS Educator - Honors a certified EMT instructor, course coordinator or clinical educator who has advanced EMS education through outstanding organization or innovation in the delivery of educational programs to
11. Outstanding EMS Agency - Honors an EMS agency that has assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to EMS, disaster preparedness, public education and/or training in
12. EMS Lifetime Achievement Award - Honors an individual for lifetime achievement (service of 20 or more years) in the