Welcome to the Northwest Community EMS System
The Northwest Community System is composed of a Resource Hospital, five associate hospitals and twenty-four provider agencies covering the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Our EMS system has the distinction of being the first advanced life support sytem in the State of Illinois and the first multi-juristictional EMS system in the country. We encouter over 60,000 patients per year. Learn more about us...
System Memo # 399 issued
10/18/2021
Important System Practice updates:
Petition forms; CESSA Act planning; replantation centers; trauma surgeon field response; new preferred IV catheters; and peds pleural decompression needle size specified
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IDPH Emergency Rules regarding Vaccinations
10/11/2021
The IDPH published the rule pertaining to vaccination requirements.
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A new FAQ question was posted.
09/25/2021
WHEN WILL YOU HAVE CPR FOR BLS AND HOW WOULD YOU SIGN UP FOR IT?
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Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases of Adverse Events
09/14/2021
The purpose of this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory is to alert public health departments, healthcare professionals, first responders, poison control centers, laboratories, and the public to the increased availability of cannabis products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the potential for adverse events due to insufficient labeling of products containing THC and cannabidiol (CBD).
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Covid-19 Executive Order #88 from Gov. Pritzker
09/05/2021
This is the latest mandate from the state regarding Covid-19. Please read and distribute widely to all EMS personnel so we are all operating under the same set of understandings.
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Legal Analysis of Criminal Charges against PMs for Ketamine use.
09/03/2021
This case is going to have intense national scrutiny and may be a game changer for EMS...
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WHO weekly Epdemiological update for the week of August 31, 2021
Here is the weekly update that discusses the Mu variant.
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