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A Look Back at Kirksville’s Tornados |
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Two tornadoes touched down in Adair County on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. One twister destroyed ten homes in Kirksville and more than 200 buildings across the county were damaged. It is thought the first tornado was an F1 while the second was an F2. Both touched down in Kirksville around 6:20 pm. Other communities were hit as well, including Novinger, which sustained significant damage. One of the tornadoes was a half-mile wide and stayed on the ground for about a mile and a half, county officials reported. |
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New "Most Creative Instructor" Award at ICE Conference |
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New this year to the ICE Spring break conference is the Most Creative Instructor award.
The award will be issued by the Instructor Coordinator Society which is a sub-committee of MEMSA, formed to promote the educational efforts of pre-hospital agencies in Missouri. Within this sub-committee, instructors and coordinators can network and exchange ideas.
Many EMS professionals come together each year at the ICE conference to fulfill educational requirements and to see what is new in EMS education.
This is the first year that the ‘Most Creative Instructor’ award will be given and will honor a person who makes EMS education meaningful, thought provoking and memorable. A nomination form is on the MEMSA website and anyone can nominate a person for the award.
The sub-committee has been careful not to overlap existing awards given at the Combined Clinical Conference, such as the Outstanding Instructor Coordinator of the Year award. With a completely different set of criteria to focus on, the new award is essentially a way to recognize ICE Society EMS professionals at their own Conference.
The Most Creative Instructor Coordinator award will be presented as a plaque to the winner at the sub-committee business meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at 4:30 pm. Refer also to the schedule.
At the meeting, new officers will also be elected, including Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer. This election has been held in years past at the Combined Clinical Conference but has been transitioned to the ICE Spring Break Conference.
In addition to the award, the subcommittee is working hard to obtain items as well as refreshments for each of the people that attend the ICE Society meeting. Please plan to participate in the meeting and help to honor your colleagues. |
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MONENA Conference Brings Air Ambulance Progress |
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Safety in the utilization and transport of air medical helicopters is the focus of a cooperative effort between the Air Ambulance Subcommittee of the State Advisory Committee on EMS and the Missouri Association of Air Medical Services. The two organizations will come together at the annual conference of the Missouri National Emergency Numbers Association, held this March 15 -18 in Tan Tar A. |
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Dr. Samar Muzaffar - Leading the Time Critical Diagnosis Effort |
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 Samar Muzaffar, MD MPH, is the State EMS Medical Director for the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services. She is also a clinical assistant professor in surgical critical care at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery.
In addition to systems development, Dr. Muzaffar’s area of study also includes injury and violence prevention and emergency preparedness and disaster management.
Dr. Muzaffar took on the role as director in July of 2008, shortly after the death of Dr. Bill Jermyn who was the first EMS Medical Director for Missouri. A primary purpose for the role of EMS Medical Director is to provide medical guidance for the state emergency medical care system.
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