St. Charles County STARS [Special Needs Tracking & Awareness Response System] is a program designed for children with moderate to severe medical conditions who utilize special medical equipment and/or present with uncommon symptoms.
Utilized by both St. Charles County Ambulance District and City of St. Charles Fire Department, STARS provides Paramedics with important information about the patient prior to their arrival on the scene of an emergency call.
When a family opts to participate, our STARS Coordinator will work with them to obtain important medical information about the child such as diagnoses, allergies, medications, and baseline vital signs that can be prove vital to the response time in case of an emergency. Data is uploaded into a secure, electronic record available on all ambulances in the county.
Diagnoses such as seizure disorders, cerebral shunts, tracheostomies, severe developmental delay, and atypical diseases/syndrome would all be examples of conditions that would warrant participation in the program.
The Program is the most effective if the arrangement is coordinated by the first responders and the child’s pediatric specialty hospital.
For more information or to enroll, please contact our STARS Coordinators at 636.236.5187.