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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Internal Operations Committee Contra
Costa
DATE: December 5, 1983 County
SUBJECT: Recommendations from the Emergency Medical Care Committee
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) do BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Request the Emergency Medical Care Committee to develop a specific public
education program in the area of emergency medical services and return to the
Board of Supervisors with their recommendations.
2. Accept the report and recommendations of the Emergency Medical Care Committee
for the 1982-1983 fiscal year and direct the County Administrator, in cooperation
with the Emergency Medical Care Committee, to study ways in which the Board of
Supervisors can provide better direction and leadership to the field of emergency
medical services, possibly through organizational changes and through a closer
working relationship with the Office of Emergency Services.
BACKGROUND:
On November 8, 1983 the Board of Supervisors referred to our Committee the EMCC report
for the 1982-1983 fiscal year. We reviewed the recommendations made by the Emergency
Medical Care Committee with its Chairman, Jerry Fender, and Paula Hines, Director,
Emergency Medical Services, on December 5, 1983.
Our Committee is concerned that there have been serious problems in providing adequate
direction and leadership to the emergency medical services program. It seems clear ,
that better planning and coordination among all jurisdictions having some responsibility
for emergency medical services is needed. In addition, our Committee believes that a
more intensified public education effort, specifically focusin on educating a larger
percentage of the population in cardiopulmonary resuscitation ?CPR) is an important
activity which should receive more attention.
We are, therefore, making two recommendations; one suggesting that the Emergency Medical
Care Committee return to the Board of Supervisors with a more specific and detailed
public education program which includes the cost of the program, and a second recommenda-
tion relating to the need to improve the overall focus and direction of the emergency
medical services program either by tying it in organizationally with the Office of
Emergency Services, or taking other steps which will provide stronger support to the
emergency medical services program.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE( Nancy C. Fanden om Powers
ACTION Of BOARD ON December 6. 1983 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE/DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED �.�/ �
Health Services Director J.R: OLSSON. COUNTY CLERK
EM,
M Director ND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
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