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federal aid highway act - ✔✔1956-provided funding for the development of interstate
highways and standards for road design and safety.
what was the ambulance in the civil war - ✔✔horse-drawn carriage
around 1966 what was the first transportation/ambulance - ✔✔hearse; funeral directors
called to the scene because it was the only vehicle that could carry a stretcher/a person
lying down; plus if someone happened to die, they could make some business.
did the military have an impact on EMS - ✔✔yes, a very large impact
where was the first fire department - ✔✔Miami
where was the first rescue squad - ✔✔Roanoke, VA; Haywood county R.S. in NC
National Highway Safety Act of 1966 - ✔✔created the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration(NHTSA) with an EMS division within the Department of
Transportation(USDOT). Implemented by Federal Aid Safety Highway Administration.
What is the "white paper"(journal) - ✔✔someone's advice to help EMS; made numerous
recommendations regarding training, ambulances, communication, hospital care,
record keeping, and research
EMS systems act of 1973 - ✔✔went from regional to state funding, based off of 15
components, designed to take a systems approach to EMS through the development of
regional problems, categorical funding grants
Components of an EMS system - ✔✔input, process, output(outcome)
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