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several other incidents of a similar nature. According to the Investigation Report by EMS Program Representative Tim Kimble, “On May 7 and 14, 2005 units from Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad again responded to incidents with inadequate staffing.”
Both incidents involved Stephani Scott responding to calls without the proper personnel to attend and transport a patient, and it was the combination of these incidents that led to the enforcement action brought against the SVRS.
As part of the enforcement action, all members of the SVRC were required by OEMS Investigator Tim Kimble to undergo retraining in Virginia s EMS regulations and the protocols set by Dr. Jordan Crovatin, the Operational Medical director who oversees the SVRS by August 15.
“This was so that they could understand the divisions between the laws. There was concern that the Board of Directors didn’t understand all the rules of all the agencies that were being applied,” explained EMS project representative Tim Kimble.
“The rules are there for a reason, because of inexperienced people. Yes, they've been through the class, but they haven't run with people,” said Mary Griffin, Captain of the SVRS.
Stephani Scott has since left the SVRS for another rescue company, but she feels that her situation at the Sperryville Rescue squad was complicated by internal problems with the squad.
“There's a lack of training out there. . . .We need more medics and we need more medics that respond to calls,” explained Scott. “I'm one of maybe three people who get out of bed and respond to calls.”
Pile of problems
Filling an ambulance with the right combination of properly certified and trained personnel has become a problem in Sperryville in recent years.
“We are low on people. Right now we are in the process of rebuilding,” said Donald Gore, President of the SVRS. Being low on people not only diminishes the number of responders available to answer in emergency call, it also seriously impairs the Sperryville squad's ability to train people to the level necessary to function as “released” Attendants-inCharge. Becoming certified
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