Indiana University Emergency Medical Service (IU-EMS)
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Indiana University Emergency Medical Service (IU-EMS) was the name used by the collegiate, or campus
-based, emergency medical service
(EMS) at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington
, Monroe County
, Indiana
, from 1994 to 2009. The agency now operates under the name Indiana Collegiate Emergency Medical Service (IC-EMS).
Secondary goals included:
(BLS), while "First Aiders" provided first aid and assisted the EMTs. While many members were premedical students and/or studying a field directly related to EMS, many others were not. One of the core principles of IU-EMS was that it provided university students with an opportunity to receive training and experience in direct patient care that they could not receive elsewhere.
or the American Red Cross
. IU-EMS was a member of the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF). Additionally, IU-EMS was a state-registered nonprofit organization, was registered with the university's Student Activities Office (SAO) as a student organization, and was affiliated with the university's School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) and the Indiana University Student Foundation
(IUSF).
and Canada established the NCEMSF to provide a network for existing and future collegiate EMS agencies. The following year, Scott Savett, an IU graduate student in chemistry
, founded IU-EMS (which was initially also known by a dual name, Indiana Student Emergency Response Team [INSERT]), as a student organization within the HPER. The organization's goals were to provide education to the university community and to establish a quick response service for the campus. IU-EMS held its first meeting on November 10, 1994. Savett transferred to Clemson University
the following year, where he would go on to earn a Ph.D.
in analystical chemistry
. He would also become the current vice president of the NCEMSF.
IU-EMS representatives attended the second annual NCEMSF conference November 3-5th, 1995, at Villanova University
. During that academic year, IU-EMS also presented a detailed proposal to the university's administration entitled Prehospital Care and Crisis Intervention at Indiana University, which described the proposed campus quick response service. However, the administration failed to support implementation of the program at that time.
Following several years of limited activity, IU-EMS was fully reorganized during the 2000-2001 academic year and recognized as a student organization. In April of 2001 IU-EMS partnered with Operation Heartbeat of Monroe County to host the first "Heartsaver Saturday," offering free American Heart Association
(AHA) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator
(AED) training to the public. The event was advertised on local radio stations and was well attended.
In 2001-2002 IU-EMS began providing special events medical service (SEMS) for two of the university's largest special events, the Dance Marathon (IUDM) and the Little 500
bicycle race. IU-EMS members replaced the university's athletic training students as the medical providers for the latter, providing coverage for not only the races, but the entire practice season, which extends through most of the spring semester. As the organization (and recognition) grew, requests for event coverage increased and SEMS soon became IU-EMS' primary function. The following school year IU-EMS expanded their services by contracting with the University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) to provide lab instructors for the EMT program. The group also began raising money by hosting the practical skills exams required by the state for EMT certification. During this time, IU-EMS also joined the NCEMSF as a full member agency and sent several members to NCEMSF conferences for training.
In 2004, IU-EMS became a part of IUSF, the parent organization for the Little 500. Due to the popularity of student parties during the week of Little 500, IU-EMS also began hosting a vehicle accident simulation prior to the 2005 race which included local public safety agencies, an emergency medical transport helicopter
, and a professional moulage
and video production company.
During the 2005-2006 academic year, IU-EMS decided to revise its leadership structure to meet its expanding needs. This led to the agency being guided by three co-presidents the following year, with the new structure being implemented during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Also during the 2005-2006 academic year, IU-EMS began an initiative to expand its membership, clientele, educational efforts, and information availabitiy. These efforts were centered on the comprehensive redesign of the agency's website, which was gradually completed in stages from 2005 to 2009. This, along with increased public relations efforts, resulted in a vast increase in the agency's membership and clientele.
During the 2006-2007 academic year, IU-EMS was chosen to provide SEMS to the inaugural Circle of Life Mini-Marathon and certified many of its members as first aid, CPR, and AED administration instructors, allowing it to begin offering numerous courses to its members and the general public.
During the 2007-2008 academic year, IU-EMS became an independent student organization registered with the SAO. During this year, it also took large strides towards establishing its long-desired quick response program by obtaining state registration as a non-profit organization on September 19, 2007, certification as a non-transport BLS agency from the Indiana EMS Commission on May 2, 2008, and obtaining a comprehensive professional liability insurance
plan. IU-EMS launched a pilot quick response program during the fall semester of 2008 in cooperation with RPS.
IU-EMS was once again chosen to provide SEMS to an inaugural event, the Coach Hep Indiana Cancer Challenge, as well as to replace BHAS as the SEMS provider at the city's annual Taste of Bloomington event, during the summer of 2008.
Changes in university policy during the 2008-2009 academic year required several student organizations to remove the university's name from their organization's name, leading IU-EMS to change its name to Indiana Collegiate Emergency Medical Service (IC-EMS) and indefinitely remove access to its website's homepage.
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
The above data does not include patients at the Little 500 races. IU-EMS estimated it treated 28-60 patients annually at the races, one-quarter to one-half of whom required BLS care, and one-half to three-quarters of whom were treated for injuries, while the rest were treated for illnesses. BHAS transported about 4-8 patients to Bloomington Hospital from the races annually.
IU-EMS generated 37% of its income from providing SEMS for special events, 18% from membership fees, and 18% from hosting state EMT certification examinations. It generated 14% of its income from selling merchandise (mostly apparel), 9% from corporate donations for public awareness projects, and 3% from fees for its first aid, CPR, and AED administration courses.
IU-EMS spent 49% of its expenses on apparel (uniforms as well as apparel that was resold as merchandise), 31% on medical and office supplies, and 15% on its professional liability insurance premium. It spent 3% of its expenses on food for events (including state certification examinations, courses, meetings, and events for which it provided SEMS), 2% on office rental, and 1% on commercial printing (for state certification examinations, courses, and advertising).
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
-based, emergency medical service
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
(EMS) at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
, Monroe County
Monroe County, Indiana
As of the census of 2010, there were 137,974 people, 46,898 households, and 24,715 families residing in the county. The population density was 306 people per square mile . There were 50,846 housing units at an average density of 129 per square mile...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, from 1994 to 2009. The agency now operates under the name Indiana Collegiate Emergency Medical Service (IC-EMS).
Mission
According to IU-EMS' website, its mission was to:- Provide special events medical service (SEMS) at university and community special events, free of charge to patients.
- Provide training and education to its member and the public. This included providing first aidFirst aidFirst aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care...
, CPR, and AED administrationAutomated external defibrillatorAn automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of...
courses, as well as assisting with the university's Emergency Medical Technician-BasicEmergency medical technicianEmergency Medical Technician or Ambulance Technician are terms used in some countries to denote a healthcare provider of emergency medical services...
course and state certification examinations. - Provide quick response, or first response, service for the campus in collaboration with the university and Monroe County's only transport EMS agency, Bloomington Hospital Ambulance Service (BHAS), free of charge to patients.
Secondary goals included:
- Promote the In Case of EmergencyIn case of emergencyIn case of emergency is a programme that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, police officers, and Hospital personnel, to contact the phone owner's next of kin to obtain important medical/support information...
(ICE) cell phone emergency contact initiative. - Improve residence hall health and safety through cooperation with the university's Residential Programs and Services (RPS) and Residence Hall Association (RHA).
- Establish a disaster response plan in collaboration with the university, local public safety agencies, and other local organizations.
Membership
IU-EMS was staffed completely by volunteers, most of whom were IU students. The agency offered two levels of emergency medical care. EMTs provided basic life supportBasic life support
Basic life support is the level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until the patient can be given full medical care at a hospital. It can be provided by trained medical personnel, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and by...
(BLS), while "First Aiders" provided first aid and assisted the EMTs. While many members were premedical students and/or studying a field directly related to EMS, many others were not. One of the core principles of IU-EMS was that it provided university students with an opportunity to receive training and experience in direct patient care that they could not receive elsewhere.
Credentials
IU-EMS was certified by the Indiana EMS Commission as a non-transport BLS agency. All of its BLS providers were Indiana-certified EMTs, and all of its first aid providers were certified in first aid, CPR, and AED administration by either the American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas...
or the American Red Cross
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
. IU-EMS was a member of the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF). Additionally, IU-EMS was a state-registered nonprofit organization, was registered with the university's Student Activities Office (SAO) as a student organization, and was affiliated with the university's School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) and the Indiana University Student Foundation
Indiana University Student Foundation
The Indiana University Student Foundation is a not-for-profit student group that was formed by Howdy S. Wilcox.-History:Founded in 1950, the group's original purpose was to help raise campus awareness about the Indiana University Foundation...
(IUSF).
History
In 1994, members of collegiate EMS agencies from throughout the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada established the NCEMSF to provide a network for existing and future collegiate EMS agencies. The following year, Scott Savett, an IU graduate student in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, founded IU-EMS (which was initially also known by a dual name, Indiana Student Emergency Response Team [INSERT]), as a student organization within the HPER. The organization's goals were to provide education to the university community and to establish a quick response service for the campus. IU-EMS held its first meeting on November 10, 1994. Savett transferred to Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
the following year, where he would go on to earn a Ph.D.
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in analystical chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry is the study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials. Qualitative analysis gives an indication of the identity of the chemical species in the sample and quantitative analysis determines the amount of...
. He would also become the current vice president of the NCEMSF.
IU-EMS representatives attended the second annual NCEMSF conference November 3-5th, 1995, at Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
. During that academic year, IU-EMS also presented a detailed proposal to the university's administration entitled Prehospital Care and Crisis Intervention at Indiana University, which described the proposed campus quick response service. However, the administration failed to support implementation of the program at that time.
Following several years of limited activity, IU-EMS was fully reorganized during the 2000-2001 academic year and recognized as a student organization. In April of 2001 IU-EMS partnered with Operation Heartbeat of Monroe County to host the first "Heartsaver Saturday," offering free American Heart Association
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas...
(AHA) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency procedure which is performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. It is indicated in those who are unresponsive...
(CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator
Automated external defibrillator
An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of...
(AED) training to the public. The event was advertised on local radio stations and was well attended.
In 2001-2002 IU-EMS began providing special events medical service (SEMS) for two of the university's largest special events, the Dance Marathon (IUDM) and the Little 500
Little 500
The Little 500 , is a bicycle race held annually at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana...
bicycle race. IU-EMS members replaced the university's athletic training students as the medical providers for the latter, providing coverage for not only the races, but the entire practice season, which extends through most of the spring semester. As the organization (and recognition) grew, requests for event coverage increased and SEMS soon became IU-EMS' primary function. The following school year IU-EMS expanded their services by contracting with the University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) to provide lab instructors for the EMT program. The group also began raising money by hosting the practical skills exams required by the state for EMT certification. During this time, IU-EMS also joined the NCEMSF as a full member agency and sent several members to NCEMSF conferences for training.
In 2004, IU-EMS became a part of IUSF, the parent organization for the Little 500. Due to the popularity of student parties during the week of Little 500, IU-EMS also began hosting a vehicle accident simulation prior to the 2005 race which included local public safety agencies, an emergency medical transport helicopter
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
, and a professional moulage
Moulage
Moulage is the art of applying mock injuries for the purpose of training Emergency Response Teams and other medical and military personnel...
and video production company.
During the 2005-2006 academic year, IU-EMS decided to revise its leadership structure to meet its expanding needs. This led to the agency being guided by three co-presidents the following year, with the new structure being implemented during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Also during the 2005-2006 academic year, IU-EMS began an initiative to expand its membership, clientele, educational efforts, and information availabitiy. These efforts were centered on the comprehensive redesign of the agency's website, which was gradually completed in stages from 2005 to 2009. This, along with increased public relations efforts, resulted in a vast increase in the agency's membership and clientele.
During the 2006-2007 academic year, IU-EMS was chosen to provide SEMS to the inaugural Circle of Life Mini-Marathon and certified many of its members as first aid, CPR, and AED administration instructors, allowing it to begin offering numerous courses to its members and the general public.
During the 2007-2008 academic year, IU-EMS became an independent student organization registered with the SAO. During this year, it also took large strides towards establishing its long-desired quick response program by obtaining state registration as a non-profit organization on September 19, 2007, certification as a non-transport BLS agency from the Indiana EMS Commission on May 2, 2008, and obtaining a comprehensive professional liability insurance
Professional liability insurance
Professional liability insurance , also called professional indemnity insurance but more commonly known as errors & omissions in the US, is a form of liability insurance that helps protect professional advice- and service-providing individuals and companies from bearing the full cost of defending...
plan. IU-EMS launched a pilot quick response program during the fall semester of 2008 in cooperation with RPS.
IU-EMS was once again chosen to provide SEMS to an inaugural event, the Coach Hep Indiana Cancer Challenge, as well as to replace BHAS as the SEMS provider at the city's annual Taste of Bloomington event, during the summer of 2008.
Changes in university policy during the 2008-2009 academic year required several student organizations to remove the university's name from their organization's name, leading IU-EMS to change its name to Indiana Collegiate Emergency Medical Service (IC-EMS) and indefinitely remove access to its website's homepage.
Clients and events
Some organizations and events that IU-EMS provided SEMS to include:- Indiana University Student Foundation (Little 500 Season, Fall Cycling Series, and Little 50)
- Indiana University Dance Marathon
- Indiana University Circle of Life (Mini-Marathon)
- Indiana University Habitat for Humanity (5K5000 metresThe 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
Run/Walk) - Coach Hep Indiana Cancer Challenge
- Indiana University Recreational Sports (Polar Bear Plunge)
- Indiana University LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Indiana University Athletics Club (National Intercollegate Running Club Association [NIRCA] National Championship)
- Helene G. Simon HillelHillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeHillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, working with thousands of college students globally...
Center (Israelpalooza) - City of Bloomington (Taste of Bloomington)
Officers
The following is a list of IU-EMS officers. It is based on available information and is incomplete.1994-1995
- Founder and President: Scott Savett
1995-1996
- President (Captain): Chad Priest
- (First Lieutenant): Michael Adams
- (Second Lieutenant): Andy Powell
- (Second Lieutenant): Chris Curdes
- Jose Vasquez
1996-1997
- President and Membership Director: Andy Powell
- Vice President: Michelle Bright
- Records Director: Alyson Morse
- Finance Director: Jeff Berebitsky
- Events Director: Tomas Perez
- Supplies Director: Stacey Noel
- Public Relations Director: Neal Fromm
1999-2000
- President: Adam Stern
2000-2001
- Co-President: Melinda Bricher
- Co-President: Emily Copel
- Vice President: Michael Arany
- Secretary/Treasurer: Jared Shapiro
2001-2002
- President (Director): Michael Arany
- Vice President (Medical Officer): Jared Shapiro
- Secretary: Elizabeth Burgess
- Treasurer: Kathryn Kaczor
- Event Coordinator: Sonja Basinger
- Human Resources: Christina Ridge
- Public Relations: Jonathan Barefoot
- Quartermaster: David Flaumenhaft
- Training Officer: Jeremey Malloch
2002-2003
- President (Director): Michael Arany
- Vice President (Medical Officer): Jared Shapiro
- Secretary: Elizabeth Burgess
- Treasurer: Kathryn Kaczor
- Event Coordinator: Jeremey Malloch
- Human Resources: Christina Ridge
- Public Relations: Jonathan Barefoot
- Quartermaster: David Flaumenhaft
- Training Officer: Brian Rudolph
2003-2004
- President (Chief): Jared Shapiro
- Vice President (Deputy Chief of Administration): Ben Barefoot
- Membership Director (Training Captain): Brian Bartlett
- Finance Director (Lieutenant of Public Education): Michael Shapiro
- Events Director (Deputy Chief of Operations): Jon Barefoot
- Records Director (Lieutenant of Standards): Dan Keeler
- Records Director (Lieutenant of Standards): Garrett Hedeen
- Special Interests Director (Medical Captain): Mandy Woods
2004-2005
- President (Chief): Jon Barefoot
- Vice President (Deputy Chief of Administration): Ben Barefoot
- Membership Director (Training Captain): Mandy Woods
- Finance Director (Lieutenant of Public Education): Amanda Levinson
- Events Director (Deputy Chief of Operations): Dan Keeler
- Records Director (Lieutenant of Standards): Tamara Habib
- Special Interests Director (Medical Captain): Steph Marshall
2005-2006
- President (Chief): Tamara Habib
- Vice President (Deputy Chief of Administration): Amanda Levinson
- Events Vice President (Deputy Chief of Operations): Lacey Douthit
- Membership Director (Training Captain): Richard Brucker
- Finance Director (Lieutenant of Public Education): Lenny Weiss
- Events Director (Medical Captain): Travis Stoffel
- Events Director (Medical Captain): Darsheet Patel
- Records Director (Lieutenant of Standards): Jessica Smith
2006-2007
- Co-President: Darsheet Patel
- Co-President: Lenny Weiss
- Co-President: Richard Brucker
2007-2008
- President: Darsheet Patel
- Vice President: Laura Brauth
- Membership and Records Director: Peter Hamang
- Finance Director: Adam Sinason
- Events Director: Katie Strandlund
- Training Director: Ben Rupenthal
- External Affairs Director: Shelly Farahan
- Supplies Director: Teresa Helsley
- Special Projects Director: Ben Siebert
- Webmaster: Travis Stoffel
2008-2009
- President: Ben Siebert
- Vice President: Brandon Seamon
- Membership and Records Director: Brittany Chisholm
- Finance and Supplies Director: Noah Jaehnert
- Events Director: Jessica Keller
- Internal Training Director: Michael Rogers
- External Trianing Director: Ben Rupenthal
- Public Relations Director: Heather Middleton
- Special Projects Director: Garrett Blumberg
- Webmaster: Travis Stoffel
Protocols
IU-EMS utilized the Monroe County EMS medical protocols, which were shared by all EMS agencies in the county. Additionally, IU-EMS maintained its own protocols for the various special events that it provided SEMS for.Patient data
IU-EMS treated over 200 patients annually, about one-quarter of whom required BLS care. More than four-fifths of patients were treated for injuries, while the rest were treated for illnesses. BHAS was requested for an average of only six patients annually, with about two-thirds of them being transported to Bloomington Hospital.The above data does not include patients at the Little 500 races. IU-EMS estimated it treated 28-60 patients annually at the races, one-quarter to one-half of whom required BLS care, and one-half to three-quarters of whom were treated for injuries, while the rest were treated for illnesses. BHAS transported about 4-8 patients to Bloomington Hospital from the races annually.
Financial data
In keeping with IU-EMS' status as a nonprofit organization, all of the agency's revenue directly covered operational costs, and any profit was invested back into the agency.IU-EMS generated 37% of its income from providing SEMS for special events, 18% from membership fees, and 18% from hosting state EMT certification examinations. It generated 14% of its income from selling merchandise (mostly apparel), 9% from corporate donations for public awareness projects, and 3% from fees for its first aid, CPR, and AED administration courses.
IU-EMS spent 49% of its expenses on apparel (uniforms as well as apparel that was resold as merchandise), 31% on medical and office supplies, and 15% on its professional liability insurance premium. It spent 3% of its expenses on food for events (including state certification examinations, courses, meetings, and events for which it provided SEMS), 2% on office rental, and 1% on commercial printing (for state certification examinations, courses, and advertising).
See also
- Bloomington, IndianaBloomington, IndianaBloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
- Indiana University (IU)
- Indiana University Dance Marathon (IUDM)
- Indiana University Student Foundation (IUSF) Little 500Little 500The Little 500 , is a bicycle race held annually at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana...
- Monroe County, IndianaMonroe County, IndianaAs of the census of 2010, there were 137,974 people, 46,898 households, and 24,715 families residing in the county. The population density was 306 people per square mile . There were 50,846 housing units at an average density of 129 per square mile...
- National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF)