DATE/TIME: 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2011
LOCATION: Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Weston Station #81
17350 Royal Palm Blvd., Weston
Becca Hyman and her family will join Sheriff Lamberti and community leaders for the event
A new program designed to help EMS responders obtain critical health information quickly during a medical crisis is being implemented by the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
Named after 5-year-old Weston resident Rebecca Hyman, the Broward Emergency Critical Care Assistance (BECCA) program was developed after her parents, Seth and Danielle saw the need for quickly providing her complex medical history to firefighter/paramedics during an emergency.
Diagnosed with 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, a genetic disorder that occurs in 1 out of 5,000 children, Becca has experienced life-threatening episodes that have required numerous 9-1-1 EMS responses by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. By having a template of information at the ready for responders, it can minimize confusion during a crisis. The BECCA form is intended to be kept on hand at home and can also be provided to schools, camps, daycare and children’s services organizations where the child may go.
The BECCA form can be downloaded, free of charge, from www.sheriff.org, under the Critical Care Assistance box. The Broward Sheriff’s Office does not record or maintain any of the information filled out on the form – you simply save the BECCA form PDF document to your computer then print it out. It can be used to detail all of the child’s medical information – from simple to complex histories.