Q: Award for Innovation Excellence in EMS

CRITERIA: An EMS provider, EMS agency or private/public organization involved in Emergency Medical Services that exemplifies innovative excellence and advancement in the statewide Virginia Emergency Medical Services system, and that has demonstrated a commitment to an innovation, comprehensive and unified system of Emergency Medical Services throughout the Commonwealth. ELIGIBILITY: Any individual, EMS agency, program, organization, public or private entity involved in Emergency Medical Services.

Q: Excellence in EMS

CRITERIA: An individual who exemplifies outstanding dedication and service to the statewide Virginia emergency medical services system, and has demonstrated a commitment to a comprehensive, integrated system of emergency medical services throughout the Commonwealth. ELIGIBILITY: Any individual engaged in emergency medical services.

Q: Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS

CRITERIA: A nurse who exemplifies outstanding service in emergency medical services; knowledge and performance of EMS nursing skills; and high standards of cooperation and leadership with other EMS personnel and agencies. Highest consideration is given to performing a nursing role in a hospital or clinical setting such as precepting or quality assurance programs. Nurses who have demonstrated excellence as a pre-hospital provider or instructor should be nominated for those categories. ELIGIBILITY: Any Virginia licensed nurse serving in an active position.

Q: Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health and Safety

CRITERIA: Any individual, program, business or licensed EMS Agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia that has demonstrated comprehensive and/or significant accomplishments/programs that make a significant contribution to or provide for the health, safety, and welfare of EMS providers. ELIGIBILITY: Any individual, program, business or licensed EMS Agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Q: Outstanding EMS Leadership

CRITERIA: An individual who has demonstrated ability to organize, conduct, manage, problem solve and evaluate within his or her organization and, by exemplary leadership and administrative skills, improve the effectiveness, response and delivery of EMS. ELIGIBILITY: Any person responsible for chairing, presiding over, supervising or administering EMS organizations and/or personnel in Virginia.

Q: Outstanding EMS Agency

CRITERIA: An EMS agency that exemplifies outstanding professionalism and service to its community; whose high level of patient care is evident by innovative training, community awareness, preventive health programs, public relations efforts and participation in local, regional and statewide EMS systems. ELIGIBILITY: Any currently licensed or official agency that is recognized by the state or federal government that is based in Virginia and is directly responsible for responding to emergencies or disasters and providing the direct delivery of care. Includes governmental, commercial, volunteer, hospital, industrial and air ambulance services.

Q: Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children

CRITERIA: An individual or organization that exemplifies outstanding dedication and service to the contribution, development and/or enhancement of EMS for children in Virginia. ELIGIBILITY: An individual or organization with a significant contribution to the development or enhancement of EMS for children in Virginia. Services cover a continuum of care, from injury prevention to pre-hospital care, emergency department and hospital services, and rehabilitation.

Q: Outstanding EMS Prehospital Educator

CRITERIA: A provider who exemplifies outstanding teaching and leadership qualities while participating as an educator in an EMS program. Must have coordinated or consistently demonstrated excellence and a dedication to the education of prehospital EMS providers. The nominee must have participated as an instructor, coordinator or adjunct faculty in an EMS program for at least two years. Educational programs include: EMR EMT AEMT Intermediate Paramedic Continuing Education Courses Preceptor Programs Equivalent EMS Training ELIGIBILITY: A Virginia EMS Educator.

Q: Outstanding EMS Prehospital Provider

CRITERIA: An individual who exemplifies outstanding dedication and service to his or her community through involvement with EMS. An individual that serves a mentor in growth and development of the EMS field. ELIGIBILITY: Any individual who routinely provides pre-hospital care, primarily in Virginia, is affiliated with at least one Virginia licensed EMS agency and who is certified as a prehospital EMS provider by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Q: Outstanding Contribution to EMS Telecommunications Dispatcher

CRITERIA: An emergency medical telecommunicator, public safety answering point administrator, supervisor or training officer whose outstanding dedication and service has demonstrated an exceptional contribution to the improved delivery of emergency medical services in the local, regional or statewide EMS system. ELIGIBILITY: An emergency medical telecommunicator, public safety answering point administrator, supervisor or training officer who is employed or volunteers with an organized emergency medical services dispatch center or public safety answering point in Virginia.

Question 1

Award for Innovation Excellence in EMS

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An EMS provider, EMS agency or private/public organization involved in Emergency Medical Services that exemplifies innovative excellence and advancement in the statewide Virginia Emergency Medical Services system, and that has demonstrated a commitment to an innovation, comprehensive and unified system of Emergency Medical Services throughout the Commonwealth.

ELIGIBILITY: Any individual, EMS agency, program, organization, public or private entity involved in Emergency Medical Services.

Question 2

Excellence in EMS

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An individual who exemplifies outstanding dedication and service to the statewide Virginia emergency medical services system, and has demonstrated a commitment to a comprehensive, integrated system of emergency medical services throughout the Commonwealth.

ELIGIBILITY: Any individual engaged in emergency medical services.

Question 3

Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: A nurse who exemplifies outstanding service in emergency medical services; knowledge and performance of EMS nursing skills; and high standards of cooperation and leadership with other EMS personnel and agencies. Highest consideration is given to performing a nursing role in a hospital or clinical setting such as precepting or quality assurance programs. Nurses who have demonstrated excellence as a pre-hospital provider or instructor should be nominated for those categories.

ELIGIBILITY: Any Virginia licensed nurse serving in an active position.

Question 4

Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health and Safety

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: Any individual, program, business or licensed EMS Agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia that has demonstrated comprehensive and/or significant accomplishments/programs that make a significant contribution to or provide for the health, safety, and welfare of EMS providers.

ELIGIBILITY: Any individual, program, business or licensed EMS Agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Question 5

Outstanding EMS Leadership

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An individual who has demonstrated ability to organize, conduct, manage, problem solve and evaluate within his or her organization and, by exemplary leadership and administrative skills, improve the effectiveness, response and delivery of EMS.

ELIGIBILITY: Any person responsible for chairing, presiding over, supervising or administering EMS organizations and/or personnel in Virginia.

Question 6

Outstanding EMS Agency

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An EMS agency that exemplifies outstanding professionalism and service to its community; whose high level of patient care is evident by innovative training, community awareness, preventive health programs, public relations efforts and participation in local, regional and statewide EMS systems.

ELIGIBILITY: Any currently licensed or official agency that is recognized by the state or federal government that is based in Virginia and is directly responsible for responding to emergencies or disasters and providing the direct delivery of care. Includes governmental, commercial, volunteer, hospital, industrial and air ambulance services.

Question 7

Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An individual or organization that exemplifies outstanding dedication and service to the contribution, development and/or enhancement of EMS for children in Virginia.

ELIGIBILITY: An individual or organization with a significant contribution to the development or enhancement of EMS for children in Virginia. Services cover a continuum of care, from injury prevention to pre-hospital care, emergency department and hospital services, and rehabilitation.

Question 8

Outstanding EMS Prehospital Educator

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: A provider who exemplifies outstanding teaching and leadership qualities while participating as an educator in an EMS program. Must have coordinated or consistently demonstrated excellence and a dedication to the education of prehospital EMS providers. The nominee must have participated as an instructor, coordinator or adjunct faculty in an EMS program for at least two years.

Educational programs include:

EMR
EMT
AEMT
Intermediate
Paramedic
Continuing Education Courses
Preceptor Programs
Equivalent EMS Training

ELIGIBILITY: A Virginia EMS Educator.

Question 9

Outstanding EMS Prehospital Provider

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An individual who exemplifies outstanding dedication and service to his or her community through involvement with EMS. An individual that serves a mentor in growth and development of the EMS field.

ELIGIBILITY: Any individual who routinely provides pre-hospital care, primarily in Virginia, is affiliated with at least one Virginia licensed EMS agency and who is certified as a prehospital EMS provider by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Question 10

Outstanding Contribution to EMS Telecommunications Dispatcher

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An emergency medical telecommunicator, public safety answering point administrator, supervisor or training officer whose outstanding dedication and service has demonstrated an exceptional contribution to the improved delivery of emergency medical services in the local, regional or statewide EMS system.

ELIGIBILITY: An emergency medical telecommunicator, public safety answering point administrator, supervisor or training officer who is employed or volunteers with an organized emergency medical services dispatch center or public safety answering point in Virginia.

Question 11

Physician with Outstanding Contribution to EMS

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: An EMS physician who exemplifies outstanding leadership and dedication in the exercise of pre-hospital care.

ELIGIBILITY: Any licensed physician who is actively involved with prehospital care, training or mentorship of prehospital providers in the Commonwealth. This can include emergency room physicians, operational medical directors, or other physicians who dedicate their time and knowledge to furthering education and patient care in EMS.

Question 12

Outstanding Contribution to EMS Emergency Preparedness and Response

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

CRITERIA: Any individual, EMS organization or EMS response group within the Commonwealth of Virginia that has demonstrated comprehensive and/or significant accomplishments for programs that provide preparedness, response and recovery from natural, man-made and preplanned events, which cause a significant impact on the agency and the community. These activities should directly relate to and impact the provision of emergency medical care during these events.

ELIGIBILITY: Any individual, EMS organization or EMS response group within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Examples of programs meeting eligibility for this award would include:

Disaster Response Teams
Community Emergency Response Teams
Continuity of Operations Planning
Mass Casualty Incident Training programs
All-hazards planning
Emergency management partnerships
Surge event planning

Eligible applicants include persons or entities developing or managing such programs

Question 13

Outstanding Contribution to EMS by a High School Senior

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

Info: This competitive $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior who has been affiliated with an EMS agency for at least six months, and who is currently enrolled or will be enrolled in an institution of higher learning or an accredited ALS training program in the coming year.

Required items: Checklist of items that must accompany this application form:

Proof of the applicant’s affiliation with a Virginia licensed EMS agency. A statement on agency letterhead can be included as part of one of the letters of recommendation.
A copy of the applicant’s official high school transcript (no minimum GPA is required, but will be considered in evaluations.)
At least two letters of recommendation on appropriate letterhead attesting to the nominee’s academic and/or EMS performance, which is consistent with the highest standards. One of the two letters of recommendation must be from an agency officer attesting to the applicant’s level of activity within the agency.
Photo Required: A high-resolution digital photo of the nominee must be included. Try to send a color photo (with good lighting) and just the nominee in it.

Question 14

What is the minimum training for antigen testing?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

The links on the below page (located about halfway down the page) must be completed by EMS providers (EMT-I and EMT-P) interested in conducting Antigen Testing.

https://www.globalpointofcare.abbott/en/support/product-installation-training/navica-brand/navica-binaxnow-ag-training.html

Question 15

Can providers self-collect?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

The following link provides information on the procedure for self-collection.

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/recommendations-providing-clear-instructions-patients-who-self-collect-anterior-nares-nasal-sample?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Question 16

How do I report my agency's test results?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

Appropriate reporting of results is required for anyone participating in antigen testing. The below links provide access to resources for reporting results. Agencies should work with their Local Health District to ensure they develop an adequate and appropriate reporting process.

If instructed by the Local Health District, please create an account in advance of testing as it can take 2-3 day to be granted access to the reporting portal:

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/clinicians/covid-19-update-for-virginia-7/

https://apps.vdh.virginia.gov/pocreporting/login/login.aspx

Question 17

What are the Follow-Up Testing Procedures?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

The following link provides additional information for follow-up testing procedures.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/resources/antigen-tests-guidelines.html

Question 18

Does my agency need a CLIA Certificate of Waiver?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

No, if your agency is based in health planning districts 13, 14, 15, and 19. ODEMSA carries a regional CLIA waiver and it has been updated to include the Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Cards.

Maybe, if your agency is based in another portion of the state outside of the ODEMSA health planning districts, you will need to check with your regional council. Your agency's regional council is dependent upon the address on file with OEMS for the agency license.

Question 19

Is this test for EMS patients?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

No, the tests allocated through the regional EMS council are intended to be used as a screening tool for agencies and their providers.

Question 20

When should someone be tested?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

It is recommended that test should be performed within seven days of the onset of symptoms.

Question 21

How does the test work?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

The BinaxNOWTM COVID-19 Ag Card is a lateral flow immunoassay intended for the qualitative detection of nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2 in direct anterior nasal (nares) swabs from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider within the first seven days of symptom onset. Testing is limited to laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), 42 U.S.C. §263a, that meet the requirements to perform moderate, high or waived complexity tests. This test is authorized for use at the Point of Care (POC), i.e., in patient care settings operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance, or Certificate of Accreditation.

To perform the test, a nasal swab specimen is collected from the patient, 6 drops of extraction reagent from a dropper bottle are added to the top hole of the swab well. The patient sample is inserted into the test card through the bottom hole of the swab well, and firmly pushed upwards until the swab tip is visible through the top hole. The swab is rotated 3 times clockwise and the card is closed, bringing the extracted sample into contact with the test strip. Test results are interpreted visually at 15 minutes based on the presence or absence of visually detectable pink/purple colored lines. Results should not be read after 30 minutes.

For more information please visit the FDA website:

https://www.fda.gov/media/141570/download#:~:text=To%20perform%20the%20test%2C,read%20after%2030%20minutes.

Question 22

Does this test tell me if I have already had COVID?

rscarbrough · Accepted Answer

No. The Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Card is for testing for antigen proteins to determine if a person is actively infected. If you believe that you have already had COVID you can take an Antibody test which will screen for the antibodies found after being infected.

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