| Emergency Medical Services Committee
- a subcommittee of the
Council on Health Promotion
Terms of Reference
The Emergency Medical Services Committee deals
with concerns relating to pre-hospital and emergency care,
passenger and motor vehicle safety, fitness to drive, disaster
planning, trauma care, and accident prevention.
The committee liaises with relevant government
ministries, CanDRIVE, RCMP, ICBC, BCAA, AAA, Emergency Health
Services Commission of BC, St John Ambulance, Emergency
Physicians Association of BC, Safe Start Program, and CMA -
Emergency Medical Services Committee.
Current Issues / Projects
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Child/adult
restraints in motor-vehicles
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Emergency
department overcrowding
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Disaster
planning: e.g. earthquake and pandemic preparedness
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Mandatory
assessment and treatment of alcohol impaired drivers
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Breathalyzer-linked ignition interlock devices
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Hazards posed by
drivers using cellular telephones
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Automatic
defibrillators: placement on BC Ferries
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Commercial
licensing of insulin-dependent diabetics
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Liability
protection for physicians who report unfit drivers
-clarification of the new provisions in Sect. 230
-
"Do Not Feed Me"
as an advance directive: implications for patients and
physicians
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Strategies to
deal with road racing and “road rage”
Future Plans
- Planning for the next major revision of
the Guide for Physicians in Determining Fitness to Drive a
Motor Vehicle. The Guide is found online at
www.drivesafe.com along with proposed updates, and useful
links. The committee will also continue to liaise with the
CMA on the CMA Guide to Drive.
- Honoring Dr. Herb Parkin’s contribution
to health promotion and the BC Ambulance Service
Committee Membership
The Emergency Medical Services Committee
would welcome the addition of a Trauma Surgeon with
affiliation on the American College of Surgeons Trauma
Committee.
Current members are
Dr I. Gillespie
(chair), Dr J. Finkler,
Dr J. McCracken, Dr David
F. Smith, Mr Mark Medgyesi,
(Superintendent of Motor-Vehicles)
Contact us
For More
Information contact Dr Ian Gillespie Emergency Medical Services Committee
BCMA Council on Health Promotion
115 - 1665 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V6J 5A4
Tel: 604
638-2828
Email: iangillespie at telus.net
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