Emergency Medical Response for CAH

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Current Campaigns

As of November 24, 2009, CARES Foundation members and support groups are leading initiatives for the expansion of emergency medical response protocols to include the pre-hospital treatment for adrenal insufficiency in numerous states across the country. Click here to learn more about How You Can Help!

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How You Can Help

In those states where we have on-going campaigns, concerned residents can make a huge impact. Affected individuals and their families can truly help our appeal by getting involved and urging the addition of Solu-Cortef® to EMS formularies and emergency treatment protocols for CAH and other adrenal insufficiencies. Please take a moment to look at the chart below to learn more about current letter writing or Visit Your Firehouse Week initiatives. Please take the time to write a letter, visit your local firehouse and join a campaign. (If you do, please let us know at publicaffairs@caresfoundation.org.) Together we can make a real difference!

State	Ambulances Carry Solu-Cortef	Administer Patient Carried Solu-Cortef	EMR for CAH Campaign Status	How You Can Help!
Arkansas	No	No	Underway	Write a Letter Contact Campaign Leader
California	No	No	Underway
Colorado	No	No	Underway	Write a Letter
Illinois	No	No	Underway
Maryland	No	YES*	*New protocols to allow administration of patient carried Solu-Cortef to go into effect June 2010	Write a Letter
Massachusetts	No	No	EMR for Adrenal Insufficiency Appeal to be heard by EMS Leadership on December 11, 2009	Write a Letter Visit Your Firehouse Contact Your Legislator Contact Campaign Leader
Michigan	No	No	Protocol Development In Progress
Nebraska	No	No	Underway
Nevada	No	No	Underway
New Jersey	No	No	Underway
New York	No	No	Protocol Development In Progress	Write a Letter
North Carolina	No	No	Underway
Oklahoma	No	No	Underway
Pennsylvania	No	No	Underway	Write a Letter
Rhode Island	YES	YES	First State to develop EMS protocols
Tennessee	No	No	Protocol Development In Progress	Write a Letter
Texas	No	No	Underway	Write a Letter
Virginia	No	No	Underway	Write a Letter

If you are interested in leading an initiative in your state, please contact publicaffairs@caresfoundation.org.