Florida's Emergency Medical Services Strategic Plan

Objective Measure(s) Strategies Lead Resource Timeline7.5: Ensure all emergencymedical services personnel (EMSagencies, paramedics, EMTs) areknowledgeable about Chemical,Biological, Radiological, Nuclearand Explosives (CBRNE) detectionsystems, notification, verification,reporting systems, all disciplineplans and protocols, and theirrespective roles and responsibilitiesin the system7.6: Develop processes for EMSmedical direction support ofdisasters, mass casualty, and largeinfectious disease emergencies atthe state, regional and local levelDevelop statewide protocol foruse in the event of large scalestatewide disasters, mass casualtyand large scale infectious diseaseeventsDevelop and implementspecific plans and strategies toappropriately inform and educateFlorida’s EMS providers withcurrent information and guidanceregarding disaster and infectiousdisease response7.7: Develop medical directionsupport to local EmergencyOperations Center (EOCs)7.8: Align with Community Surgeobjectives7.9: Identify facility and plan forimplementation of at least onealternate medical treatment sitein each county that can be usedto help mitigate community surgeduring disasters% of EMS providers that train their staffannually on CBRNE detection systems,notification, verification and responseproceduresStatewide disaster & statewide/federalinfectious disease protocols are writtenand approved by DOH & FloridaAssociation of EMS Medical Directors% of EMS provider agencies who havebeen trained in statewide disasterprotocols, strategies and currentguidance% of local EOCs that have a processin place to access local EMS MedicalDirector or EMS Medical Directordesignee for consultation duringactivationsDisaster Committee and PHMPCommunity Surge Team Objectives arealigned% of the counties that have identifiedand planned for the implementation ofan alternate medical treatment siteCompare current standards in Florida Statute/Rule, Florida FireChiefs State Emergency Response Plan, National Fire ProtectionAssociation, Florida OSHA, county emergency response plansand Catastrophic Health Incident Response Plans. Developstandards that apply to fire EMS, non-fire EMS and air medicalEMS providersDevelop statewide disaster medical and large scale EMSinfectious disease protocolsFormulate implementation strategiesEnsure EMS providers receive the disaster medical protocolsCompare current standards in Florida and Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) Region IV state partnersAssess best practices at the local and state levelDetermine gaps that exist between PHMP Community SurgeCommittee Objectives and Disaster Committee ObjectivesThis project is already in process. Collaboration for the projectexits between local EMS providers, PHP, the Office of EmergencyOperations and DOH Regional Emergency Response Advisorsand local Emergency ManagementCommunitySurge TeamEMSMedicalDirectorsEMSMedicalDirectorsEMSMedicalDirectorsCommunitySurge TeamOffice ofPHPBEMS, FFCA, PHMP,Responder Health and SafetyCommittee and EMSMedical DirectorsEMSAC Disaster Committee,EMS Constituency, Office ofTrauma, Community SurgeTeam, Office of EmergencyOperations, Office of PublicHealth PreparednessDisaster Committee, EMSConstituency, Office ofTrauma, Community SurgeTeam, Office of EmergencyOperations, Office of PHPEMSAC Disaster Committee,BEMS, EMS Providers, Officeof Emergency Operations,local Emergency Managers,Health and Medical Co-ChairsEMSAC Disaster CommitteeBEMS, EMS Medical DirectorsEMSAC Disaster Committee,Office of EmergencyOperations, local EMSproviders, DOH RegionalEmergency ResponseAdvisors, Disaster Committeeand local EmergencyManagers, EMS MedicalDirectors, Hospitals, LifeguardConstituency GroupDecember2012December2012December2012December2012In ProcessPHMPCommunitySurge andHospital SurgeCommitteesare activelycoordinatingprojectsand projectplanningDecember201226