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What does Clara Barton began in Civil War?
Emergency service for wounded soldieirees and later helped establish american red cross
What year did the DOT charged with developing EMS standards
1966
What year did the founding of the NREMT?
1870
What year did the national emergency medical service system act passed by congress?
1973
Regulation and policy
Each state establishes laws, a lead EMS agency, a funding mechanism, policies, procedures, and regulations.
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Resources management
Centralized coordination of emergency treatment and transport resources
Human Resources and training
Assure EMS personnel are trained and certified to minimum standards
transportation
Providing safe and reliable transportation
Facilities
Transport to closest appropriate facility
Commmnications
Dispatch-to-ambulance, ambulance-to-ambulance, ambulance-to-hospital, and hospital-hospital communications.
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Public information and education
Educate public about role of EMS, increase public awareness, participate in injury prevention programs
Medical direction
Medical Director is accountable for EMS personnel within system
Trauma systems
Develop trauma triage, transport, and treatment protocols
Evaluation
Establish program for evaluation and improving effectiveness (QI,QA,TQM)
Emergency medical dispatchers
Activation of EMS in response to patient emergency
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EMS responders
Emergency medical responders and EMTs
Emergency department/hospital
Doctors, nurses, allied health personnel
What are the specialized care facilities?
- trauma centers
- burn centers
- pediatric centers
- cardiac centers
- stroke centers
911 telephone access
Available in most communities
Enhanced 911
Provides caller number and location for landline phones
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What does Clara Barton began in Civil War?
Emergency service for wounded soldieirees and later helped establish american red cross
What year did the DOT charged with developing EMS standards
1966
What year did the founding of the NREMT?
1870
What year did the national emergency medical service system act passed by congress?
1973
Regulation and policy
Each state establishes laws, a lead EMS agency, a funding mechanism, policies, procedures, and regulations.
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https://www.stuvia.com/user/gabrielucky https://www.stuvia.com/user/gabrielucky
Resources management
Centralized coordination of emergency treatment and transport resources
Human Resources and training
Assure EMS personnel are trained and certified to minimum standards
transportation
Providing safe and reliable transportation
Facilities
Transport to closest appropriate facility
Commmnications
Dispatch-to-ambulance, ambulance-to-ambulance, ambulance-to-hospital, and hospital-hospital communications.
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https://www.stuvia.com/user/gabrielucky https://www.stuvia.com/user/gabrielucky
Public information and education
Educate public about role of EMS, increase public awareness, participate in injury prevention programs
Medical direction
Medical Director is accountable for EMS personnel within system
Trauma systems
Develop trauma triage, transport, and treatment protocols
Evaluation
Establish program for evaluation and improving effectiveness (QI,QA,TQM)
Emergency medical dispatchers
Activation of EMS in response to patient emergency
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https://www.stuvia.com/user/gabrielucky https://www.stuvia.com/user/gabrielucky
EMS responders
Emergency medical responders and EMTs
Emergency department/hospital
Doctors, nurses, allied health personnel
What are the specialized care facilities?
- trauma centers
- burn centers
- pediatric centers
- cardiac centers
- stroke centers
911 telephone access
Available in most communities
Enhanced 911
Provides caller number and location for landline phones
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