annual report-2009.pdf - The City of Titusville, Florida

Lift Assist/Assist Invalid: 282
Accidental Falls: 511
Distributed
2500
Vials of Life
containers in
2009
We are experiencing the largest aging group of citizens in our
country’s history—the Baby Boomer Generation. Spanning over two
decades, Baby Boomers are influencing many different levels of our
culture, including the emergency medical responses and
non-emergency services provided by Titusville Fire and Emergency
Services Department.
The majority of cardiac and stroke events are experienced by older
citizens. Emergency medical issues suffered by elderly patients are
usually more life threatening and they experience more neurologically
deficient outcomes. Home accidents for the elderly also result in more
significant and disabling injuries. These are all vital reasons that our
department provides rapid delivery of pre-hospital advanced levels of
emergency medical services, which will help ensure the best and most
positive medical outcomes possible.
Our department also provides additional non-emergency services to
our older citizens. We respond to requests for lift assist, provide wellbeing
checks, conduct safety evaluations of seniors’ homes, and install
smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. In conjunction with Parrish
Medical Center, we distribute Vials of Life that serve to provide
emergency responders with vital medical information when responding
to elder emergencies. We also provide public education classes
geared toward identifying and correcting elder home challenges such
as trip hazards, slips and falls, etc.
2009 EMS Calls By Patient Age
18%
16%
900
800
14%
700
12%
600
10%
500
8%
400
6%
300
4%
200
2%
100
0%
0
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-+
%
Patients
In 2009, 65.46% of
patients requiring EMS
services were aged
50 years or older. The
average median age of
Titusville
residents is 43.5 years*.
(*2007 Estimated Demographics–
EDC January 2009 report)
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