Recent News
VA Recruitment and Retention Network Meeting – Saturday, February 23, 2019
For more information about VA R&R Network, please contact Karen McQuaidKaren.McQuaid@loudoun.gov or 571.233.2008 VFCA Conference Attendance Link: (VA R&R … [Read More...]
Drug Shortage at Augusta Health – Epinephrine 1:10,000 Prefilled Syringe
Augusta Health has reported a shortage of epinephrine 1:10,000 prefilled syringes in CSEMS drug boxes stocked at Augusta Health. Substitute kits, requiring medication … [Read More...]
Drug Shortage Update at Regional Hospitals
Drug shortages have been reported at multiple regional hospital pharmacies affecting the supply of dopamine, sodium bicarbonate, and atropine in CSEMS drug boxes. Click here … [Read More...]
The Central Shenandoah EMS Council American Heart Association Training Center provides classes in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Classes are available for the continuing education of healthcare professionals as well as for those needing certifications for other professions.
For more information about upcoming classes or to register for an upcoming class please contact Laurie Cook at (540) 886-3676 or email lcook@vaems.org.
First Responder Network Authority
Signed into law on February 22, 2012, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act created the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). The law gives FirstNet the mission to build, operate … More...
Opioid Crisis
Every day, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids.1 The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a … More...
