The College of New Jersey
Lions’ Emergency Medical Services
Standard Operating Procedures
Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines
The College of New Jersey Lions’ Emergency Medical Services
Bylaws and Standard Operating Procedures
i. Eligibility Requirements
1. Must have been an actively responding member of Lions’ EMS for at least 3 semesters, which need not be consecutive
2. Must have served in either an elected line or organization\administrative officer (includes chairpersons) position for at least 1 semesters prior to election
3. Must be a be certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (or higher) and be recognized in the state of New Jersey, for at least one year, as of 5 days before the first semester of service.
4. Must be currently certified in professional rescuer or healthcare provider CPR
5. Must be a Lions’ EMS “crew chief” EMT at the time of election
6. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in the second level of Incident Command System (ICS-200).
7. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in Hazardous Materials Awareness
8. Must meet Student Leadership Criteria (2.5 cumulative GPA, no active disciplinary sanction probation or higher)
9. Must be fully matriculated into the college, with at least 12 attempted credits per semester.
10. Must reside on campus
11. This officer will be suspended from his/her position, pending a hearing, if all of these requirements are not met by 5 days prior to the first day of the first semester of service, or at any time during tour of duty
ii. Duties
1. Report directly to the advisors
2. Administer normal day to day business of the organization and the Quick Response Team (QRT), and assign duties to the Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief for execution
3. Oversee all line and organization officers
4. Serve as the representative to other departments/agencies/media
5. Attend and lead all regular meetings of the organization, executive board, and executive council meetings
6. Serve as a member of the executive council; convene meetings as necessary
7. Compile monthly statistics and submit to organization advisors prior to the 4th Monday of each month
8. Ensure that Bylaws and Standard operating procedures are being followed
9. Suggest a candidate for election of Parliamentarian
10. Assign duties to line and organization officers as needed
11. Meet with organization advisors at least once a month.
12. Serve as a convener and a member of the disciplinary board
13. Temporarily suspend members who have violated any procedure of the organization necessitating removal from service or violations of college regulations (after consultation with advisors)
14. Run at least one leadership development activity for each semester
15. Plan the meeting and drill schedule prior to the beginning of each semester
16. Conduct member orientations as needed
17. Plan standby events
18. Sign training-fund forms as needed, submit copies to the files of the Training Officer, Captain 138-1
19. Plan a mass-casualty disaster drill each academic year
20. Approve expenditures of less than $15.00
21. Serve as a rotating officer on call
22. Act as liaison to the service learning department
23. Serve as primary medical officer and incident commander of any scene which s/he is at
24. Make temporary policy decisions (after consultation with advisors), which will stand, unless objected to by the Executive Vice President or Deputy Chief in an Executive Council Meeting
25. Write a policy manual governing yearly requirements for line officers for numbers of monthly regular weeknight shifts, weeknight officer on call shifts, weekend regular shifts, and weekend officer on call shifts. Include other orientation information in this manual. Must be approved unanimously by the line officers.
i. Eligibility
1.Must have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5 days prior to the first day of the semester
2.Must meet Student Leadership Criteria
3.Must have been a member of LEMS for at least two semesters, which need not be consecutive at the time of election
ii. Duties
1. Act as primary “club” operations officer
2. Assist in the operations of all meetings, drills, and executive board sessions
3. Assume the duties of the President when s/he is unable to do so (on the organization level)
4. Supervise the VP for MS and SE, the Treasurer, and Secretary
5. Serve as a member of the executive council; request a meeting when necessary
6. Ensure that bylaws and QRT Standard operating procedures are being adhered to. If there is a violation, report to the Chief immediately. If the Chief has allegedly committed a violation, immediately convene an Executive Council meeting with advisors present
7. Keep a calendar of due dates for projects and payments
8. Help to allow equal opportunity for scheduling and standby selection
9. Initiate and return correspondence relating to LEMS membership
10. Serve as a member of the disciplinary board
11. With the approval of the President, suggest the motion to place members to non-voting positions of responsibility including, but not limited to: Webmaster, Associate Treasurer, Training Director, etc.
i. Eligibility
1. Must meet student leadership criteria
2. Must have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5 days prior to the first day of the semester
3.Must have been a member of LEMS for at least two semesters, which need not be consecutive at the time of election
ii. Duties
1. Organize member recruitment events like the Activities fair
2. Assist with service learning students.
3. Organize a blood pressure screening once each semester.
4. Serve as Campus Wellness liaison for the Wellness Expo
5. Make photographs of LEMS events, participation, standbys, etc, and work with publicity to publish online
6. Supervise the Chairpersons, serve as an ex-officio member of all committees.
7. Work with other officers (line or executive) to address member concerns
8. Coordinate member of the week awards
9. Organize an end-of the year squad dinner
10. Keep records for guaranteed housing; submit a proposal to the executive board as to how guaranteed housing points should be allocated based on hours served, meetings attended, etc. Get final approval from advisors.
11. Serve as Non-voting clerk of the disciplinary board
12. Keep a list of members who volunteer to advise the accused at disciplinary hearings
i. Eligibility
1. Must meet student leadership criteria
3.2.Must
have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5
days prior to the first day of the semester
4.3.Must
have been a member of LEMS for at least two semesters, which need not be
consecutive at the time of election
ii. Duties
1. Keep an up-to date listing of member names, home addresses, phone numbers, campus addresses, phone numbers, member ID numbers, and leadership positions
2. Make copies of necessary orientation documents through the office of campus life
3. Keep specific minutes of General Membership Meetings, Drills, and Executive Board Meetings. Use motion-cards when appropriate (see Roberts Rules of Order) E-mail these minutes to the appropriate members/advisors within 48 hours after the meeting
4. Write and send get well and sympathy cards to members when advised to do so in a meeting
5. Handle the Lionsems@tcnj.edu e-mail account; forward messages to the appropriate officer, as directed to do so by the Chief/President
6. Take attendance at all executive, general membership, and drill meetings
i. Eligibility
1. Must meet student leadership criteria
2.Must have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5 days prior to the first day of the semester
3.Must have been a member of LEMS for at least two semesters, which need not be consecutive at the time of election
ii. Duties
1. Approve expenditures of less than $15.00. Amounts over that amount must be approved by the entire executive board.
2. Maintain accounting for all Fundraising Account Monies
3. Maintain accounting for administrative funding
4. Maintain accounting for Student Finance Board Budgeted items
5. Deposit and withdraw funds from SFB accounts within 3 days of receiving full funds or reimbursements
6. Work with President and Advisor to develop SFB and administrative budgets for the next fiscal year
7. Submit SFB special appropriations requests
8. Serve as a member of the fundraising committee
i. Eligibility
1. Must meet student leadership criteria
2. Must have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5 days prior to the first day of the semester
ii. Duties
1. Organize at least 2 fundraising events/projects each semester, or oversee if delegated to other committee members
2. Recruit members for the fundraising committee
3. Hold 1 fundraising committee meeting each month in which there are at least 15 academic days
4. Work with Treasurer to get fundraising methods approved by the executive board, advisors, and SFB if necessary
5. Serve as liaison to outside fundraising agencies
i. Eligibility
1. Must meet student leadership criteria
2. Must have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5 days prior to the first day of the semester
ii. Duties
1. Keep a running list of issues that may need to be addressed in the next bylaws or SOP’s
2. Investigate, with the approval of President and Advisors opportunities for expanding services and securing benefits for members
3. Recruit members for the fundraising committee
4. Hold 1 growth committee meeting each month in which there are at least 15 academic days
h. Publicity Committee Chair
i. Eligibility
1. Must meet student leadership criteria
2. Must have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5 days prior to the first day of the semester
ii. Duties
1. Recruit members for the publicity committee
2. Hold 1 publicity committee meeting each month in which there are at least 15 academic days
3. Organize a yearly 911 awareness campaign
4. Post flyers, posters, etc. with meeting times and CPR classes
5. Update the website. Suggest the election of a non-voting webmaster..
i. Eligibility
1. Must meet student leadership criteria
2. Must have current first aid, (or EMT), professional CPR, and SAED certifications by 5 days prior to the first day of the semester
ii. Election
1. The President shall nominate a parliamentarian for office
2. The Executive Vice President may nominate (these positions are not required to have full executive board) a Webmaster, Associate Treasurer, Training Director, etc.
3. A simple majority vote by the membership will approve all of these positions.
4. If another member wishes to hold that position, as designated by a motion from the floor, a full election will occur.
iii. Duties
1. Parliamentarian: Ensure that meetings are adhering to the latest addition\revision of Roberts Rules of Order; Attend all executive board and general membership meetings
2. Other Positions: Duties as suggested by the Executive Vice President and affirmed by a majority vote of the executive board; may attend executive board meetings at the discretion of the Executive Vice President.
C. Line Officers of the Quick Response Team (QRT)
i. Eligibility
1. Must have been an actively responding member of Lions’ EMS for at least 3 semesters, which need not be consecutive
2. Must be a be certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (or higher) and be recognized in the state of New Jersey, for at least one year, as of 5 days before the first semester of service.
3. Must be currently certified in professional rescuer or healthcare provider CPR
4. Must be a Lions’ EMS “crew chief” EMT at the time of election
5. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in the second level of Incident Command System (ICS-200)
6. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in Hazardous Materials Awareness
7. Must meet Student Leadership Criteria (2.5 cumulative GPA, no active disciplinary sanction probation or higher
8. Must be fully matriculated into the college, with at least 12 attempted credits per semester.
9. Must reside on campus
10. This officer will be suspended from his/her position, pending a hearing, if all of these requirements are not met by 5 days prior to the first day of the first semester of service, or at any time during tour of duty
ii. Duties
1. Schedule all night, weekend, and if applicable, day shifts, post schedule online, keep records of how many shifts and standby events each member has done
2. Coordinate Officer-on-Call Schedule
3. Attend all executive board, advisor, and executive council meetings
4. Assume the QRT duties of the Chief if s/he is unable to do so
5. Supervise the Captain-level officers
6. Serve as chair of the board of crew chiefs
7. serve as a member of the disciplinary board
8. Serve as a rotating officer on call
9. Conduct member orientations as needed
10. Serve as a resource for members
11. Assist in the compilation of statistics
12. Serve as an advisor to one-fourth of the responding membership, as designated by Chief.
13. Orient new members as assigned by the Personnel Officer
14. Serve as a member of the executive council
15. Serve as incident commander in the absence of the Chief
i. Eligibility
1. Must have been an actively responding member of Lions’ EMS for at least 2 semesters, which need not be consecutive
2. Must be a be certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (or higher) and be recognized in the state of New Jersey, for at least one year, as of 5 days before the first semester of service.
3. Must be currently certified in professional rescuer or healthcare provider CPR
4. Must be a Lions’ EMS “crew chief” EMT at the time of election
5. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in the first level of Incident Command System (100 in New Jersey, Level 1 for FEMA)
6. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in Hazardous Materials Awareness
7. Must meet Student Leadership Criteria (2.5 cumulative GPA, no active disciplinary sanction probation or higher
8. Must be fully matriculated into the college, with at least 12 attempted credits per semester.
9. This officer will be suspended from his/her position, pending a hearing, if all of these requirements are not met by 5 days prior to the first day of the first semester of service, or at any time during tour of duty
ii. Duties
1. Plan and execute all normal drill-meetings, (at least 3 per semester), scheduled by the Chief/President
2. Work with American Red Cross Instructors to plan at least 3 CPR/AED classes each semester, 2 first aid classes, 1 oxygen administration class, and 1 Emergency Responder Class per semester
3. Process requests for Medical Leaves of Absence
4. Work with Secretary to keep member files up to date with information forms, confidentiality statements, orientation statements, copies of physical and immunization cards, and current certifications. Inspect files at the start and middle of semester to make sure that they are up to date
5. Coordinate member orientations with Chief
6. Do other duties as assigned by the Chief or Deputy Chief
7. Serve as chairperson of the disciplinary board
8. Sign EMT training fund forms and keep files of those
9. Recruit members for Emergency Medical Technician and Emergency Responder training classes. Assist members with paperwork
10. It is recommended, though not compulsory, that the Training Captain be trained in CPR instruction so that he or she may aid in administering CPR courses to the organization. Any training to attain this certification will be compensated by LEMS.
11. Work to bring CEU classes to campus
12. Serve as a rotating officer on call
13. Serve as an advisor to one-fourth of the responding membership
14. List upcoming CEU classes on the Website through the Publicity Chair and/or Webmaster
15. Conduct Quality Assurance reading of all call reports. Submit incorrect or incomplete reports to the Chief for followup.
16. Must reside on campus
i. Eligibility
1. Must have been an actively responding member of Lions’ EMS for at least 2 semesters, which need not be consecutive
2. Must be a be certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (or higher) and be recognized in the state of New Jersey, for at least one year, as of 5 days before the first semester of service.
3. Must be currently certified in professional rescuer or healthcare provider CPR
4. Must be a Lions’ EMS “crew chief” EMT at the time of election
5. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in the first level of Incident Command System (100 in New Jersey, Level 1 for FEMA)
6. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in Hazardous Materials Awareness
7. Must meet Student Leadership Criteria (2.5 cumulative GPA, no active disciplinary sanction probation or higher
8. Must be fully matriculated into the college, with at least 12 attempted credits per semester.
9. This officer will be suspended from his/her position, pending a hearing, if all of these requirements are not met by 5 days prior to the first day of the first semester of service, or at any time during tour of duty
10. Must Reside on Campus
ii. Duties
1. Serve as a rotating officer on call
2. Assign numbers to all permanent equipment, including CPR mannequins, training materials, bags, radios, chargers, jackets, etc.
3. Do an inventory every two weeks of disposable equipment. Order more if necessary – must be approved by chief and treasurer
4. Be first to assist members with access to the equipment room after hours
5. Coordinate the repair of radios and chargers with a repair company
6. Keep records of oxygen canister tests, and have oxygen re-filled as needed
7. Maintain the defibrillator units for Lions’ EMS and Campus Police
8. Serve as an advisor to one-fourth of the responding membership
9. Serve as the Lions’ EMS representative to the disciplinary board
10. Supply Treasurer with amount of money spent on equipment
11. Regularly submit proposals for new capital equipment to the executive board
12. Check expiration dates on glucose, sterile water, saline, defibrillator pads, etc, every month.
i. Eligibility
1. Must have been an actively responding member of Lions’ EMS for at least 2 semesters, which need not be consecutive
2. Must be a be certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (or higher) and be recognized in the state of New Jersey, for at least one year, as of 5 days before the first semester of service.
3. Must be currently certified in professional rescuer or healthcare provider CPR
4. Must be a Lions’ EMS “crew chief” EMT at the time of election
5. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in the first level of Incident Command System (100 in New Jersey, Level 1 for FEMA)
6. Must be currently certified as of 5 days prior to the first semester of service in Hazardous Materials Awareness
7. Must meet Student Leadership Criteria (2.5 cumulative GPA, no active disciplinary sanction probation or higher
8. Must be fully matriculated into the college, with at least 12 attempted credits per semester.
9. This officer will be suspended from his/her position, pending a hearing, if all of these requirements are not met by 5 days prior to the first day of the first semester of service, or at any time during tour of duty
10. Must reside on campus
ii. Duties
1. Serve as a member of the disciplinary board
2. Coordinate the All-Call system – identify and recruit eligible members, schedule variable personnel (Conflicts with Deputy Chief), and ensure that the all-call standard operating procedures are adhered to
3. Assist with ordering and stocking equipment as requested by the Equipment Officer
4. Organize, with the vice president for member services, activities related to member recruitment
5. Work with Chief to plan a mass-casualty drill each academic year
6. Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Chief or Deputy Chief
7. Serve as a team leader to one-fourth of the responding membership
8. Provide equipment for standby and special events like blood pressure screening
9. Assist chief with service learning students
10. Assume duties of either Captain if that person cannot full his/her duties (as directed by the Executive Council)
D. Executive Council
i. The Executive council shall consist of the Chief/President, Executive Vice President, and Deputy Chief
ii. If one of these positions is vacant, the next officer in line will assume the position, as directed to do so by the lead officer.
iii. The executive council will be facilitated by the Chief/President
iv. No meetings shall be held without all three members present
v. All meetings will be closed-session, unless otherwise requested by a council member
i. The executive council is designed to inhibit abuse of power by any single Chief or lead operations officer.
ii. The executive council may address sensitive membership issues, that would be harmful if discussed at the full executive board
iii. The executive council will discuss issues and attempt to find a solution.
iv. The EC is NOT meant to be punitive, but rather to address problems before they are progressed and made worse
i. Any EC member has the authority to convene a meeting if s/he is unable to address the issue without doing so
ii. Meetings may also be convened by the advisors
iii. The executive council will represent the organization at the monthly meeting with advisors
iv. Regular meetings of the EC are not necessary. All day to day issues will be handled by the officers or the executive board
i. Changes in leadership duties or sanctions against specific actions may be levied by a 3/3 - unanimous vote of the EC membership(in consultation with advisors)
ii. Changes in leadership duties or sanctions against specific EC members shall be levied with a 2/3 vote (after consultation with advisors)
iii. Members being discussed are to be given an opportunity to speak to each EC member individually before, but not at, the council meeting.
iv. The executive council may request that a member/leader resign his or her position. Members are not bound to do so until a meeting of the full Disciplinary Board and advisors
v. When there is a proper vote, members must follow recourse laid out by the council. Members may appeal these decisions to the advisors
vi. If sanctions are not followed, the executive member will be sent to the advisors for mediation.
vii. The EC, as a whole unit, has the authority to supercede the actions of the president.
E. Advisors
i. LEMS will be administratively advised by one advisor from Health Services, as designated by the head of that department
ii. LEMS will be administratively advised by one advisor from Campus Police Services, as designated by the head of that department
iii. LEMS will be administratively advised by one advisor from administrative environmental services, as designated by the head of that department.
iv. The membership of Lions’ EMS may chose a Student Organizations\SFB advisor other than the administrative advisors, who has extensive experience with EMS, with a 2/3 vote of the executive board and a separate 2/3 vote of the membership. If there is not a separate advisor, one of the administrative advisors will assume these duties
i. Oversee the Chief/President
ii. Mediate disputes as necessary
iii. Act on issues forwarded by the executive council
v. Handle administrative affairs with other college offices
vi. Oversee the administrative budget and collaborate with the treasurer to establish the annual SFB budget.
vii. All other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Life and/or the Associate Vice President for Administrative and Environmental Services
F. Disciplinary Board
i. The Chair of the Disciplinary Board is the Training/Personnel Officer – Captain 138-1
ii. The Convener of the disciplinary Board is the Chief/President
iii. Voting members are The Training/Personnel Officer, Chief/President, Deputy Chief, Logistics Officer-Captain 138-3, and Executive Vice President
iv. The non-voting clerk of the board will be the Vice President for Member Services
v. The non-voting Lions’ EMS/QRT representative to the executive board will be the Equipment Officer-Captain 138-2
vi. One Lions’ EMS advisor must observe hearings
vii. The chair shall only vote in the case of a tie vote
viii. The minimum number of members required to hold a hearing is 4.
ix. Any accused member may select an advisor to assist him/her at the hearing, but the advisor is not permitted to address the board.
i. Failure to adhere to the policies and procedures of Lions’ EMS and the Quick Response Team. Including: Bylaws, Main SOPs, Residence Life SOP’s, All-Call SOP’s, Officer on Call SOP’s, and Past Chief Job Description
ii. Conduct causing another member to feel harassed, etc.
iii. Negligence (i.e. not restocking equipment, grossly improper patient care)
iv. Official representation of the organization when not ordered to do so by the executive board
v. Insubordination/failure to abide by the legal order of a superior line or organization officer, crew chief, residence life official, campus police official, or advisors
vi. Gross misconduct
vii. Violations of other college policies while representing LEMS (i.e. consuming alcohol or drugs while wearing a LEMS shirt)
viii. Consuming alcohol, non-prescription narcotics or prescription narcotic drugs within 12 hours of a duty shift or response to an all-call
ix. Behavior unbecoming a member of Lions’ EMS
i. An incident report shall be written, including time, date, situation, suggested violation, person in violation, witnesses, etc, and that report will be submitted either in writing or via e-mail to the chief/president. A copy of incident report will be forwarded to the advisors. No incident reports may be submitted to the Chief/President that are anonymous. The name is for the purposes of the Chief only and will not be shared with other D-Board members unless approved by the documenting member
ii. The chief will review the report and interview witnesses (if necessary).
1. If the incident is minor in nature and would only require educational sanctioning (i.e. turn on your radio while on calls), s/he can discuss the incident with the member and come up with a solution
2. The case will forwarded to the board if the member does not follow corrective action imposed by the Chief
3. If the incident is not minor, and required disciplinary intervention, the Chief will request the VP for MS/Clerk to the Board to set up a hearing time
4. The chief will discuss findings and recommended outcome with advisors.
iii. The Hearing will be conducted
1. Introduction of the Board and other persons present
2. Opening statement by the LEMS rep
3. Opening statement by the Student
4. Witnesses of the LEMS rep (Board members may ask questions at any time following the opening statement by the Student.
a. Questions by LEMS Rep
b. Questions by Student
c. Questions by Board (at any time)
5. Witnesses of the Accused
a. Questions by the accused
b. Questions by the LEMS Rep
c. Questions by the Board
6. Board questions to Accused and LEMS Rep
7. LEMS Rep opportunity to ask questions of the student (through the chair of the board)
8. Student opportunity to ask questions of the LEMS rep (through the chair of the board)
9. Final Questions by Board
10. Final Statement by the LEMS Rep
11. Final Statement by the Student Rep
12. Board deliberations (other parties excused)
13. Return of parties after deliberations
14. Announcement of the decision (if the student wishes not to wait until the letter)
iv. The Clerk of the Board (VP for MS) shall send the member a letter outlining the violation, holding of the board (responsibility) and sanction, if applicable, the names of those who heard the case, observed the case, and represented the school. This document may be reviewed in the future by the board if the student comes before it in a subsequent case.
v. The member may appeal the decision to the advisors, if any of the following grounds are believed to be applicable
1. Evidence of bias on the part of the board
2. procedural irregularity
3. New evidence found only after the hearing
4. Undue Severity of Sanction
i. If the member is found responsible, the board may impose any of the following sanctions
1. No sanction given
2. Order to cease the action that is in controversy
3. Requirement of more night shifts
4. Requirement of more weekend shifts
5. Suggestion to Advisors to remove member from a leadership position
6. Return to probationary member status
7. Suspension from active duty for X length (no responding to calls)
8. Expulsion from responding membership
9. Expulsion from responding and club membership
G. Executive Board
i. The Executive board shall consist of The Chief/President, Executive Vice President, Vice President for Member Services, Secretary, Treasurer, Deputy Chief, Training Officer/Captain, Equipment Officer/Captain, Logistics Officer/Captain, Fundraising Chair, Growth Chair, Publicity Chair
ii. The parliamentarian, should attend meetings.
iii. Other non-voting leaders like the Webmaster, Associate Treasurer, etc., may attend Executive Board Meetings at the discretion of the Executive Vice President
i. The executive board, with a simple majority, may conduct day to day operations, including
1. Equipment purchase - disposable
2. Fundraising execution/base purchase
3. conduct public relations
4. Purchase other items/capital equipment
5. send correspondence
6. Specially recognize members
7. Co-sponsor student events
8. Discuss any and all responsibilities of any and all members or leaders
9. Other responsibilities as designated by Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised, Gold Edition
ii. With a two-thirds majority, the executive board may TEMPORARILY change SOP for less than 1 week (after consultation with the advisors) (123-1)
i. Be a certified Emergency Medical Technician for at least 6 months OR participate on at least 50 documented 911 emergency calls (LEMS or outside squad or agency) – This must be verified by outside agencies if necessary; be a LEMS member for 1 semester
OR Be an EMT for at least 1 year, serving on an outside EMS agency; be on at least 50 documented 911 Emergency calls serving as an EMT; present letters of recommendation from 2 line officers of the outside EMS agency (this would be an option for incoming freshmen)
ii. Serve as Crew Chief in Training on at least 4 calls while being supervised by a line officer designated by the Chief
iii. Meet student leadership criteria
iv. Pass crew chief status test after orientation by Chief
v. Interview with at least 4 line officers; answer procedural and medical questions
vi. Be approved by majority vote (3 of the 5) of line officers
i. Be nominated for Crew Chief status
i. Serve as a member of the board of crew chiefs
ii. Coordinate duty crew calls
1. Help train new members on calls
2. Allow secondary EMT to do assessment; supplement assessment if other EMT did not pose all questions or treatment necessary
3. Help to train EMT students
I. Board of Crew Chiefs
i. The Deputy Chief is the convener and chair of the Board of Crew Chiefs
ii. All line officers and crew chief level EMT’s may attend meetings
i. To address call-related response issues
ii. To pool the observations of a crew-chief EMT’s to discuss call-related response issues
i. The board of crew chiefs shall meet when a crew-chief or other member brings an issue to the Chief or Deputy Chief who will forward the issue to the board if necessary
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