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April 12, 2012
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Emergency services now
using electronic reports
Free workshop for adults reveals teen drug secrets
Lucky winner tomorrow?
Emergency medical care in Westland
has entered the electronic age and is
speeding down the electronic highway.
The fire department has already started
using electronic Patient Care Reporting
(ePCR), which allows EMTs to send elec-
tronic reports of a patient's condition and
symptoms directly to the hospital where
they are being transported following an
injury or accident.
The implementation of ePCR is a result
of the National Emergency Medical
Services Information System (NEMSIS)
mandating such requirements, theMission
Green Initiative and the need for better
data management of EMS reports,
explained Westland Mayor William R.
Wild.
“This service ensures that Patient Care
Reports are confidential, complete, accu-
rate and properly submitted to emergency
departments,” commentedWild.
City officials worked diligently with
Oakwood Annapolis Hospital, Garden City
Hospital and St. Mary Mercy Livonia
Hospital to offer ePCR, he added. The
electronic reports have numerous benefits
for EMS personnel and the citizens they
serve, Wild said, including the uploading
of the reports in the field which are sent
electronically to the emergency rooms and
the reduction in lag time when the patient
arrives at an emergency room for treat-
ment.
“It takes only 30 seconds to deliver and
verify the complete report,” he said.
ePCR is uploaded in the field and
emailed to theEmergencyRooms
The new procedure also provides an
electronic record to maintain and add to
the patient files which reduces paper and
inkwaste, he said.
There is also a reduced time the fire
department personnel spend in the hospi-
tal making the reports, which reduces paid
manhours,Wild added.
“All of this was made possible through
Westland's ITDirector DanBourdeau, who
designed the secure delivery method
approved by the Medical Control
Authority,” said Deputy Fire Chief Eric
Smith. “His tireless efforts were recog-
nized by the Medical Control Authority for
being named one of their IT personnel
choices to establish a Medical Control
Authority centralized system.”
Friday the 13th will be a lucky day for
someone.
The Westland VFW Post 9885 is still
selling $1 tickets for the Progressive
Playing Card Raffle tomorrow night. The
53-week raffle prize goes to the lucky per-
son who draws the ace of spades from the
remaining cards. This is the last week for
the drawing and the prize is more than
$25,000.
The drawingwill take place at 9 p.m. at
the VFW Hall, 6440 Hix Road in
Westland, The VFW portion of the pro-
ceedswill be used to aid veterans inneed.
For more information or to buy tickets,
call (734) 397-9903.
Educators from Saint Joseph
Mercy Health System will travel
to the Booker Dozier Recreation
Complex located at 2025
Middlebelt Road for a 6:30.p.m.
April 19 workshop to educate par-
ents, grandparents, coaches,
teachers and administrators
about the various forms of drugs
and the peer pressures facing stu-
dents to use them. The presenta-
tion is titled Drugs 101: What
Parents Want to Know and is
sponsored by the Inkster Task
Force.
This two-hour presentation
will begin with a mock tour of a
bedroom that has been set up to
resemble a teen drug user's room.
Participants are asked to identify
drug and alcohol related para-
phernalia that have been placed
within the room.
Throughout the presentation,
more than 70 trendy drug and
alcohol indicators will be
unveiled to show how some ado-
lescents hide drug and alcohol
use.
Signs, symptoms and current
trends of alcohol, prescription
drugs, marijuana, inhalants,
tobacco and several other sub-
stances will be presented. The
program will include demonstra-
tions to help adults initiate con-
versations with adolescents and
teens.
The goal of this program is to
empower participants with the
knowledge they need to spot
warning signs of drug abuse in
time to intervene and/or prevent
it.
Any adult can register for the
program by contacting (734) 398-
7518
or
online
at
www.stjoeshealth.org/classes
Any group interested in hosting
a “Drugs 101: What Parents Need
to Know” program for the parents
of their school, district or commu-
nity, can call (734) 398-7518 or
email
healthed@trinity-
health.org
To advertise in The Eagle , Call 734-467-1900.
Outdoor art on exhibit
The Detroit Institute of Arts is bringing
art to theheart of downtownWayne.
The city is one of several throughout
metro Detroit participating in the
Inside|Out art exhibit, which brings
framed reproductions of artistic master-
pieces to landmark outdoor spaces in
southeastMichigan.
“A number of other communities are
doing this,” said PauletteMedvecky, direc-
tor of the Wayne Public Library. “I think
it's going to be awonderful way to promote
downtownWayne.
The exhibit is sponsored by the John S.
and James L. Knight Foundation. This is
the third year of the popular program.
There are seven pieces of art in the down-
town area-they were installed about three
weeks ago-including at the Wayne Public
Library, the Dorsey Business School, The
State Wayne Theater, the Wayne
Historical Museum, the walkway from the
parking lots off Sims Avenue to Michigan
Avenue, at Leo's Jewelry, and in Goudy
Park, behind city hall.
The outdoor art is designed to spur a
walking tour of the city, according to
Medvecky. As an additional part of the
program, residents of the participating
cities will be able to visit themuseum free
of charge on a designated Family Sunday.
Wayne residents can get in free onMay 20.
The exhibit will be in place through the
end of June.
“It's a wonderful way to promote the
arts in our community,” saidMedvecky.