Welcome to the EPAB Website

The Emergency Physicians Advisory Board (EPAB) provides medical oversight for the MedStar System.  The MedStar System consists of MedStar EMS, the Ambulance Service which is operated by the Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority, and 15 area fire departments which serve as First Response Agencies.

 

The MedStar System was established in 1986 to provice exclusive emergency and non-emergency EMS response to various cities in Tarrant County, Texas. Today, the cities in the MedStar System include Blue Mound, Burleson, Edgecliff Village, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Haltom City, Haslet, Lakeside, Lake Worth, River Oaks, Saginaw, Sansom Park, Westover HIlls, Westworth Village, and White Settlement.


MedStar covers a service area of 421 square miles, provides service to more than 860,000 residents and responds to about 100,000 calls a year.

CAAS Accreditation

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Congratulations to MedStar EMS, the exclusive ambulance service provider to 15 Tarrant County cities, for joining the elite group of medical transportation service providers that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS).

Of the 2,500 licensed ambulance providers in North America, only 133 are CAAS accredited. With this achievement, MedStar becomes only the fourth ambulance service to be accredited in the state of Texas.
 
MedStar Paramedic Academy

EPAB would like to congratulate the employees who were accepted into MedStar's third annual in-house paramedic academy! The employees chosen for the program this year were David Aguilar, Jared Junker, Bradley Sorrells, Heath Stone, and Jose Talavera.

  • All five of these employees will be attending MedStar's paramedic academy at the TCC Northwest Campus for the next eight months and will be working hard to attain their paramedic certification.The academy will begin on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010.

     

    Please be sure to congratulate David, Jared, Bradley, Heath and Jose the next time you see them!

     
     
    Smart Bag Approved

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    On January 21st Dr. Beeson approved the Smart Bag to replace the current Ambu BVM.

     

    This change is set to begin March 1st after everyone has completed the EPAB Quarterly CE in February. The Smart Bags will replace the Ambu BVMs as they are used.

     

    Be sure to attend the CE to get all of the training and details of this innovative ventilatory tool.

     

    To learn more about the Smart Bag BVM before the next CE visit http://www.otwo.com/prod_bmv.htm, and as always feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

     

     
     
    EPAB Quarterly CE

    The first EPAB Quarterly CE for 2010 has begun. This year our focus will be on going 'Back to the Basics!'. This quarter we are covering various aspects of assessing and treating pediatric patients. We will also be teaching you how to handle transporting a patient with a cardiac cath sheath still in place along with several skills verifications stations.

     

    This CE is mandatory for all MedStar Field Ops Employees, so be sure to sign up soon as the class sizes are limited. If you cannot make it to the class you have signed up for please let us know so that we can make your spot available for someone else.

     

    The sign up sheets are on the EPAB board downstairs, and you can also find all the dates and times of the upcoming classes on the EPAB Calendar.
     

    Protocol Testing

    All providers in the system must complete their EPAB Protocol Testing on a bi-annual basis or anytime you change certification levels. To access the EPAB protocol tests please go to http://protocol.epabce.org. If you need assistance in setting up or taking your exam please contact us here in EPAB at any time.

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