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Flex Program

Examples of Past Flex Emergency Medical Services Grant Awards

  • Emergency Disaster Preparedness Program – Hand-held radios and repeater for ambulance and fire department, community-wide coordination
  • On-Site Training Program and Equipment – EVOC instructors, instructor mileage/lodging, per diem, Stryker Power Pro ambulance cot
  • Shared Squad Training and Equipment/Supplies – Paramedic coverage, course tuition, travel, lodging, per diem, lap top computer, computer projector
  • CPR Training Equipment – Adult, junior, and infant CPR training manikin packs, ACLS manikin, hard case for ACLS manikin, arrhythmia tutor and display interface, laptop
  • Paramedic and Ambulance Crew Recruitment and Retention – Continuing education, medical and non-medical supplies for ambulances
  • Pediatric Care Equipment – Laerdal suction unit, Broselow cart package, Broselow Hinkle Pediatric Emergency Systems, Broselow organizer cases
  • Advanced Medical Life Support Program – PDA STAT Adult ACLS simulator, instructor fees, travel, AMLS text books, instructor materials
  • EMS Equipment – Magnetic MediFiles, trauma education, bariatric equipment (stretcher, stair chair, transfer flat, splints, vital signs, equipment)
  • Training and Supplies – Manual defibrillator, Zoll Autopulse, AHA ACLS training for nurses and paramedics
  • EMT Training – Pagers, handheld radios, walkie-talkies, books/workbooks, instructor
  • Education and training/training equipment for EMS personnel – Suctions, catheters, airway kits, combi-tube trainers, BVM (adult, child, and infant), pocket masks and infant masks, oxygen equipment, scoop stretcher, backboards, head blocks, adult and child manikins, airway head, AED trainers
  • Education and Training for EMS Personnel – Pre-hospital Live Support class, EZ-IO Access system, CPAP machines, GPS systems, Ranger IV warmer
  • Training for EMT responders, nursing and hospital staff – Trauma nursing core course, pre-hospital trauma life support
  • EMT Training and Equipment – Advanced Medical Life Support Course, STAT-Man manikin, classroom tables, digital cameras to take pictures of the scene to help physicians better assess the trauma