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I I I co-chairmen of the membership commit- tee. Anyone with questions regarding membership should contact: Tony Hill, NFPA, Flight for Life, 800 E. Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701. Bylaws were addressed item by item, with all changes prepared by the NFPA lawyer. Anyone who would like a copy of the bylaws for their perusal should con- tact NFPA President David Samuels at Samaritan Air Evac, 1242 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006; 602/244-9327. ASHBEAMS Committee Develops Safety Standards The ASHBEAMS Safety Congress rec- onvened in Dallas in July for a follow-up meeting, where proposed safety stan- dards were outlined. They are currently being drafted for the ASHBEAMS annual convention this October in Crystal City, Virginia. The Safety Congress was extremely successhtl, according to Jan Tronzo, with more than 60 attendees. There was an even mix of participants, including repre- sentatives from NFNA, National EMS Pilots Association, Helicopter Aviation International, and National Flight Para- medics Association. The participants were divided into four subgroups, which tackled the priority concerns identified during the March congress. The groups were as follows: 1) Safety Standards, 2) Data Collections & Hardware, 3) Pilot Pressures/Stressers, and 4} Crew Training and Recurrent Training. The subgroups discussed problems outlined at the March Safety Congress and provided the Safety Committee with recommendations that would facilitate the development of gen- eral safety standards for the aeromedical industry. Three needs were outlined for the Safety Committee during discussions and included the following: 1}General safety standards developed, implemented, and enforced by ASHBEAMS; 2) Regular safety awareness publications that address current issues in aeromedical safety; and 3) Ongoing data collection regarding safety issues. Subchairmen were elected for each of the three pri- orities outlined. These individuals are organizing the information to develop minimum safety standards, a data collec- PROFESSIONALS CHOOSE pP, O MED, HOME OF THE PRO MED PACKS the standard of the EMS industry Manikin Parts & Repair pP.O ME D 737 No. 1200 W., OREM, UT 84057 INSIDE UTAH 1-800-662-1585 TOLL FREE 1-800-453-1264 1-801-226-3633 P.O. Box 21395 Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 tion system that interfaces with the CONCERN network, and a safety column to be published in upcoming issues of the AeroMedicalJournaI. The work produced by the subgroups will be submitted to the ASHBEAMS Board of Directors prior to the October convention. Upon approval by the board, a final draft will be distributed to to the ASHBEAMS members-at-large for accep- tance during the membership meeting in October. The following is a list of sub- chairmen for each of the three priorities outlined by the members of the Safety Congress: Safety Standards: Nick Piper, Associate Director, St. Joseph Hospital, Life Flight, Omaha, NE, 402/449-4588; Data Collection: Robin Moriarty, RN, MS, CNM, Program Director, University of Utah Hospital, AirMed, Salt Lake City, UT, 801/581-2499; Safety Awareness Pub- lications: Eileen Pozzi, RN, CEN, and Rick Frazier, Lead Pilot, Flight Crew Coordinator, Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, MedEvac, Allentown, PA, 215/776-8666. Your input to these sub- group leaders will ultimately result in our fu~re success. Safety awareness begins with a common and accurate knowledge base. 12 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1986 AMJ
