SKEMS Region II

Touching the lives of Southwest Kansas by working to better EMS throughout our area and across the state. Region II is self-perpetuating by responding to the needs, requests and interests of those we serve.

 Kansas Swine Flu Hotline

1-877-427-7317

This is a public access number. Simply follow the prompts. Or go to http://www.swinefluks.org/

Researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey swabbed 50 stethoscopes used by independent emergency medical service (EMS) providers, including nurses, paramedics and EMTs, who visited the emergency department of a New Jersey hospital over a 24-hour period.

"Of the 50 stethoscopes, 16 had MRSA colonization, and the same number [of EMS providers] couldn't remember the last time their stethoscopes were cleaned," study author Dr. Mark Merlin, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, said in a university news release. *Full Article

LOOKING FOR A TEST SITE?

     For a complete listing of all Region 2 Test Sites please check out our schedule here.

Swine Flu (H1N1) Symptoms

Click on the link below for information of how to keep the Fourth of July Safe

Safety Poster