Medical

Dr. Steve Rath

  • National Medical Ad visors meeting at Powderfall.
  • Discussion about putting everyone on a backboard.
  • EMS community no longer putting everyone on a backboard and in a collar.
  • Start educating ski patrol who needs to be on a backboard, except for using solely for extrication. Issues with leaving patients on a backboard.
  • Would like to see more medical advisors; need to determine who is qualified.
  • RFA proposed for NSP to not use the term “Medical Directors”  has a different meaning in the Medical community.
  • Continue to keep OEC from being regulated.