Medical Preplan Committee

From PCSAR

The Medical Preplan Committee is a sub-committee of the PreplanCommittee.

[edit] Members

• Jill Bruder
• Richard Kennedy
• Russell Lee
• Dave Lindfield
• Pat Neumann
• Brett Wuth

[edit] Terms of Reference

• report to the Preplan Committee
• recruit committee members such that the committee contains:
  • a search manager
  • a PCSAR member with high level of medical training
  • a member who has taken the recent Wilderness First Aid course (from which many recommendations came)
  • PCSAR members with strong opinions on PCSAR's medical preplan (in order to have consensus before issues are brought to board or member level).
• recommend Standard Operating Procedures related to medical issues during operations
• recommend equipment to be held by PCSAR and by its members
• recommend skills that some or all of our members should have

[edit] The following issues have been refered to the Medical Preplan Committee

• Select new Chair
• FirstAidTreatmentFormIssue
• AccidentReportFormIssue [3950]
• ImmunizationIssue: all SAR workers - immunization - Hep B / Tetanus [3952]
• OxygenIssue: oxygen protocol [3959]
• MedicationProvisionIssue: providing medication [3962]
• IndividualFirstAidKitIssue: individual/member first aid kit [3958]
• PoisonControlNumberIssue [3967]
• FistAidStorageIssue: storage of 1st aid packs [3976]
• FirstAidLabelIssue: 1st aid pack: labelling [3977]
• TractionIssue: traction splint for femur fracture [3980]
• DislocatedShoulderIssue
• WildernessFirstAidNeedIssue

[edit] The following issues are completed

They are listed here in case the MedicalPreplanCommittee wants to revisit its work.

• FirstAidKitReequipIssue
• AllergiesIssue: know allergies/medications of field members [3955]
• WaterBottleIssue: water bottle with spine board [3956]
• StretcherSpaceBlanketIssue [3975]
• DependsIssue: depends/pampers with spine board [3957]
• StretcherHeadShieldIssue [3972]
• StretcherWaterProofingIssue [3974]
• HandCleanerIssue: alcohol hand cleaner at base camp [3951]
• FirstAidGlovesIssue
• SpinalIssue: protocol to remove spinal precautions [3978]
• KEDIssue: get a KED [3973]
• ThermarestIssue: thermarest for each field team [3953]
• SleepingBagIssue: sleeping bag for each field team [3954]
• FirstAidReadinessIssue