Cornell EMS

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Cornell University Emergency Medical Service (CUEMS) is a student-administered, student-operated quick response agency that serves the campus and adjacent properties of Cornell University. Over 70 volunteers support squad operations, the majority of whom are undergraduate students. Several volunteers are graduate students and faculty.

Services are provided to the level of Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) level.

Contents 1 Operations 1.1 Dispatch Method 1.2 Administration 1.3 Crews 2 History 3 Joining Cornell EMS 4 External links

[edit] Operations

Cornell EMS operates during the academic school year, Monday through Thursday from 1500 to 0800 the following day, and continuously from Friday 1500 to Monday 0800. When Cornell EMS is not in service, the local advanced life support service, Bangs Ambulance, covers campus emergency calls.

[edit] Dispatch Method

Cornell EMS is dispatched by Cornell University Police via two-way VHF radio. Calls from campus phones (prefix 253, 254, 255) are directed to Cornell Police dispatch. On-line medical direction is provided by the physicians of Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca.

[edit] Administration

The business of the squad is administered by the Executive Board, 10 members elected by the membership each April to serve a one-year term. The squad is advised by Terry Freund, a Life Safety Specialist with Cornell University Environmental Health and Safety.

The 2006-2007 Executive Board is served by: Chris Tems, Director; Jeff Chien, Director of Operations; Seth Palesh, Promotions; Ryan O'Halloran, Training; Jeremy Salerno, Equipment; Danielle Dufresne, Finance; Jason Barell, Membership; Jamie Linker, Community Education; Jessie Rosenburg, Administration; and Alec Johnson, Scheduling.

[edit] Crews

Crews of three members are most common. One Crew Chief is certified in the state of New York to the level of EMT-B and supervises the crew and is ultimately responsible for patient care. An Attendant assists the Crew Chief with patient assessment and treatment, call documentation, and interagency communication. The Trainee's primary responsibility is to learn, while building basic patient assessment skills and becoming familiar with squad operations.

[edit] History

Cornell EMS has served the Cornell community since 1979. The squad receives between 400 and 500 emergency medical and trauma calls annually.

[edit] Joining Cornell EMS

Two membership drives are held each year, once in spring and once in the fall. Applications are open to all students and members of the Cornell community. No training or previous experience is required. All members will be certified in CPR for the Professional Rescuer upon acceptance and are expected to enroll in an Emergency Medical Technician Basic course of their choice within one year of joining. Scholarship opportunities are available for EMT education.

[edit] External links

• Cornell EMS
• Bangs Ambulance
• Ithaca Fire Department
• Cornell University Police
• Cornell University Environmental Health and Safety
• Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

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