Community First Health Co-op

10/29/2022

Presidents Report Summary 2021 to 2022 – Dr. Nic Sparrow

• A huge thank you to our Patrons who completed their 3 years of support to KERPA from July 2019-2021… IODE Canada Kokanee Chapter gave a total of $30,000 to support our operations during this time and have most definitely helped us save lives in the Kootenay Region. A massive thank you to all the IODE ladies in NELSON. The IODE ladies have also helped us to purchase our portable ultrasound and automated chest compression device... THANK YOU... THANK YOU... THANK YOU... (when you see the KERPA truck coming - look for their logo. We take them where-ever we go)
• KERPA is looking for a new patron and corporate companies to help support the operations of KERPA
• Our community support continues to grow and we are extremely thankful for all members, donors, sponsors and community for helping us fundraise and provide this service.

Thank you everyone who keep us rolling to the most critically ill and injured patients in the Kootenays... (just so you know it is you who help us to provide this service for FREE :))))

05/10/2022

This month we celebrate 8 years of 911 physician response in the Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada. Going from pilot project to fully accredited CAMTS Special Operations Medical Retrival Service. With well over 700 emergency calls answered we continue to serve patients in the Kootenay Region... Saving lives, supporting the emergency services and helping critically ill and injured patients.

BCEHS Memes, Provincial Health Services Authority - PHSA, Interior Health, National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), National Association of EMS Educators, City of Nelson, British Columbia, Nelson Star News,

To learn more visit us at http://www.kerpa.org.

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03/12/2022

KERPA We are a Special Operations Accredited physician EMS ground resource providing emergency life saving help to The Most Critically Ill and Injured Patients In The Kootenay Region Contact Us Office 1-778-738-2208 ABOUT KERPA KERPA is taking action on delivering enhanced pre-hospital emergency car...

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Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association responds to life-threatening incidents

07/22/2021

As part of Special Operations Accreditation, our EMS physician has to undergo quarterly Critical Skills Training. We would like our community to meet Jason Lin - our Clinical Consultant and Educator. He is a registered nurse with 20+ years of flight nursing experience working prehospital in remote settings throughout the American Southwest, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Antarctica. His nursing career began in Trail, BC after graduating from Selkirk College. Later, combining a love of flying with his desire to care for critically ill patients, Jason became board-certified in emergency, critical care and flight nursing and he holds a fellowship in wilderness medicine.

For over a decade Jason was the Chief Flight Nurse of a large multistate air ambulance company advocating for safety and excellence in care.

Jason is a clinical consultant and educator with KERPA supporting proficiency maintenance of clinical skills and the meeting of special operations accreditation standards. He has been working with KERPA since April 2019.

"I can honesty say that every-time I train with Jason I learn something new. On numerous occasions the critical skills training we have just done gets used in real life critical 911 calls. These are the hardest pre-hospital calls I have attended and training with Jason has helped me at some of the toughest challenges I have had responding. I have the utmost respect for Jason and his commitment to education and his heart to save lives. On behalf of the board, Thank you Jason." Dr. Nic.

KERPA opens this training up for other agencies and physicians in the community. If you are a physician or emergency service provider and want to join our critical skills training please contact our office.