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Sandra can you expand on the quality improvement that WA state conducts for paramedics. I think a important note to your listeners is that just because the state does not conduct this does not mean quality assurance is not being done. As a medic for Bend Fire we have a committee that pulls reports monthly to review treatment and assure protocols are being met. This occurs for all of our medics. Our physician adviser also reviews cases monthly for 2 hours with us on major medical cases we had. During case review care is critiqued and discussion on outcomes and improvements ensues . On top of these measures we have monthly training online/lecture on all branches of paramedic emergency care and advances in emergency field care. I suspect most EMS in Oregon conducts similar quality assurance programs.

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