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Brandon Grinstead

Brandon Grinstead

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Emergency Medical Services - Quality Management Division Administrative Fire Captain & Incident Safety Officer at Orange County Fire Authority (Retired)

  • Education

    • Crafton Hills College

      1995 - 1995
      California State Fire Academy Fire Science/Fire-fighting

    • Waldorf College

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor's of Science Degree Fire Science Administration 4.0

      Graduated with Honors: Summa Cum Laude

    • Saddleback College

      1991 - 1994
      Associate's Degree Applied Technolgy and Sciences

      Fire Science Courses completed at Santa Ana College

    • El Camino College

      1999 - 1999
      Paramedic Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

    • Santa Ana College

      1992 - 1994
      Fire Science/Fire-fighting

  • Experience

    • Norco Fire Department

      Aug 1996 - May 2003

      EMS Clinical Director, CQI Coordinator

      • Firefighter/Paramedic

        Jun 1999 - May 2003

      • Firefighter

        Aug 1996 - Jun 1999

    • Orange County Fire Authority

      May 2003 - now

      Planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating of patient safety activities within the EMS Section. Leads and supervises the Quality Management Division. Responded as an All-Risk Incident Safety Officer to emergency incidents to identify hazards and minimize the risk to our firefighters and bystanders. Responded to large-scale incidents requiring staffing of various components of the Medical Group and/or Rehab Group for our Firefighters.Engage in pre-incident planning activities to ensure proper resources, personnel, and equipment are allocated to events that have the potential for significant EMS involvementConduct analysis of various data elements for the purpose of training and assessment considerations relative to the EMS section.Develop, revise, and forward various written communications both internally and externally Show less

      • Emergency Medical Services Administrative Fire Captain CQI Program Coordinator

        Mar 2019 - now

      • Fire Captain-Paramedic

        Apr 2012 - Feb 2024

      • Fire Engineer-Paramedic

        Feb 2005 - Apr 2012

      • Firefighter-Paramedic

        May 2003 - Feb 2005

    • Orange County California FEMA US&R Task Force 5

      Mar 2007 - Feb 2024
      US&R Medical Team Specialist- Coordinator, National Medical Working Group & Icident Suport Team

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cruising Catamaran 114

      American Sailing
      Mar 2022

    • Pediatric Emergencies

      Handtevy - Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc.
      Dec 2024

    • Pre-Hospital Advanced Trauma Life Support

      National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
      Sept 2022

    • CPR Healthcare Provider

      American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
      Dec 2024

    • Paramedic

      State of California-Emergency Medical Services Authority
      Jul 1999

    • Basic Coastal Crusing 103

      American Sailing
      Mar 2021

    • Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification 101

      American Sailing
      Feb 2021

    • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

      American Heart Association
      Feb 2019

    • Advanced Cardiac Life Support

      American Heart Association
      Dec 2024

    • Bareboat Cruising Certification 104

      American Sailing
      Mar 2021

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Brandon Grinstead
      2022 HOOLEY INNOVATION AWARD ImageTrend Jul 2022 To recognize those who are serving in a new or innovative way to meet the needs of their organization, including developing programs or solutions to benefit providers, administrators, or the community.Winner: Captain Brandon Grinstead, Orange County Fire Authority, Data-Driven Solutions to Transport Decisions in Hypoxic Patients Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) EMS Staff Captain Paramedic Brandon Grinstead combated the uncertainty of the pandemic with data. As case counts… Show more To recognize those who are serving in a new or innovative way to meet the needs of their organization, including developing programs or solutions to benefit providers, administrators, or the community.Winner: Captain Brandon Grinstead, Orange County Fire Authority, Data-Driven Solutions to Transport Decisions in Hypoxic Patients Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) EMS Staff Captain Paramedic Brandon Grinstead combated the uncertainty of the pandemic with data. As case counts sky-rocketed and available EMS staff plummeted, delivering quality care became more important than ever. The local Base Hospitals and ERCs began to bombard the Agency with complaints about transport decisions of hypoxic patients.Utilizing various data points from ImageTrend Elite™, Captain Grinstead identified metrics that would improve patient care within the EMS system. He—along with his Medical Director and team of CQI RNs—developed a mutually agreeable definition of hypoxia and guidelines for the transport of these hypoxic patients. Once this data- driven standard was identified, it was communicated and deployed to field. After initiating the change, it was closely monitored to hold the change. In a two-month period, OCFA went from 52% compliance to 96% with hypoxia transport decisions. Show less