Chair:
Lee Apger

Secretary:
Kolleen Apger

Sunscape Estates RV Park Cooperative Medical Committee

BACKGROUND 

         The Medical Committee was established to provide emergency medical assistance to members until professional medical personnel arrive.  This group consists of members who function as lay-people, willing to provide aid within the limits of their training.  All members must be CPR/AED certified; many have Basic First Aid training also.  This committee is one of Sunscape’s Standing Committees.

Members:
[Jan 2011 Names withheld by request]

Park Manager: Dale Schoeneberger
Fire Chief: Vacant
Bod Liaison: Larry Gingrich

Medical Cart

Meeting Time: Second Wednesday of the month at 9am Activity Center Conference Room - Nov. to May.

Minutes

Function: The Medical Response Team along with the Fire Response Team have about 26 people carrying beepers. They meet at 9 AM on the first Wednesday of the month during the season. During this time we do training, like dressings and splints, defibrillator review as well as some mock scenarios. There are a number of training aids on hand to use including a mannequin, trainer defibrillator, CPR and First Aid videos and a variety of dressing supplies to practice with. The members are CPR/AED trained and a large number have attended First Aid Courses offered here in the park. Some of the members are retired nurses, firemen and policemen but also include lay people that have had training.

Our function is an interim help when there is a medical emergency as our ambulance response time varies from 15 to 35 minutes. Time is critical with administering CPR and defibrillation, stopping bleeding and getting help. We often are the ones that call the ambulance as well as going to the gate and Eleven Mile Corner Road to make sure that the ambulance can get to and into the park without any further delay. We have from 15 to 25 calls per year with a wide variety of problems that we have assisted with. Just this season we were able to get a newer golf cart that carries our supplies to the scene. 

DESCRIPTION AND MISSION 

          The Medical Committee is composed of members performing in a lay capacity, with a chairman elected by the committee and approved by the Sunscape Board of Directors (BOD).  Monthly reports are given to the BOD by the chairman or designate.  The chairman also oversees the supplies on the medical cart with restocking as needed, conducts monthly meetings, schedules necessary training, and ensures that individual member pagers are in working order.

            The chairman functions as a department head and is a member of the Management Team designed to address issues involving more than one committee. 

            The objective of the committee is to provide medical and supportive assistance to the Park’s residents until professional medical personnel arrive.  Any medical treatments provided shall be those needed to save life and render necessary first aid, and are therefore covered by applicable Good Samaritan Act(s).  

The goals of the Medical Committee are:

• Have a response time of under three minutes from time of notification.                                   
• Have a minimum of six responders year-round.
• Have regular attendance by the members at meetings and training sessions.
• Have all members certified in CPR/AED, and a majority certified in Basic First Aid.           

The emergency calls will be documented for each incident, on forms providing information regarding the date and time, nature and disposition of call, and members responding.  The forms are retained by the chairman for record-keeping and review. A monthly report is given to the Manager.  

Approved by:

For the Board of Directors, President: ________________________   Date: _________

                                                                        Jean Aili

                                                            Original signed by Jean Aili, 2-4-10