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Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: FIRE DATE: January 16, 2013 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Lance Uchida, Battalion Chief, EMS PHONE: 961-8319 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> Please prepare a resolution to accept a monetary donation of$3,500 from Kaiser Permanente and send a <br /> letter of appreciation to: <br /> Nina Miyata <br /> Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Community Benefits <br /> 2828 Paa Street <br /> Honolulu, HI 96819 <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> This donation was a result of a request submitted from the Hawai'i Fire Department (HFD), EMS Bureau to <br /> the Kaiser Foundation Sponsorship and Donation program. Our submission was for funding to purchase <br /> ruggedized digital cameras for the purpose of taking necessary photographs at the scene of an emergency, <br /> most specifically for documenting the mechanism of injury (MOI) at the scene of a motor vehicle crash <br /> (MVC). <br /> Photographs documenting the MOI have become a standard best practice in the EMS industry as there is <br /> tremendous assessment and treatment benefit for the emergency department staff by viewing the photo's <br /> from the scene of an MVC. HFD had for years practiced this by way of instant Polaroid photos. However <br /> Polaroid stopped production of the film in 2008. Cameras will be placed on each HFD EMS Unit. <br /> JAN 17 2013 <br /> DATE: <br /> Department Head <br />