SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
◉ Highway Safety Act of 1966. Answer: -Required each state to
establish a highway safety program that met prescribed federal
standards and included emergency services.
◉ Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973. Answer: -Provided
access to millions of dollars of funding geared to EMS system
planning and implementation, personnel availability, and training.
◉ Public CPR Courses. Answer: -Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
-American Heart Association began to teach CPR and basic life
support to the public.
◉ Publication of the National Emergency Medical Services
Education and Practice Blueprint. Answer: -Defined issues related to
EMS training and education and was intended to guide the
development of national training curricula.
◉ Publication of EMS Agenda For The Future and The EMS
Education Agenda For The Future: A Systems Approach. Answer:
EMS Agenda For The Future:
,-A document with the intent to make EMS a greater component in
the health care system in the United States (circa 1999)
EMS Education Agenda For The Future: A Systems Approach
-Released to address the issue of consistency in the education,
training, and certification and licensure of entry-level EMS
personnel nationally (circa 2000).
◉ Development of National EMS Core Content, National EMS Scope
of Practice Model, and National EMS Education Standards. Answer:
Development of National EMS Core Content:
-Defined the domain of knowledge found in the National EMS Scope
of Practice. Promotes universal knowledge and skills for EMS
personnel
National EMS Scope of Practice Model:
-Defines four levels of EMS licensure and the corresponding
knowledge and skills necessary for each level.
National EMS Education Standards:
-Outline the minimum terminal objectives for entry-level EMS
personnel based on the National EMS Scope of Practice Model.
,◉ The Institute of Medicine Report The Future of EMS Care: EMS At
The Crossroads. Answer: -Recommended that all state governments
adopt a common scope of practice that allows for reciprocity
between states, national accreditation for all paramedic programs,
and national certification as a prerequisite for state licensure and
local credentialing.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Regulation
and Policy. Answer: -Each state must have laws, regulations, policies,
and procedures that govern its EMS system. A state-level EMS
agency is also required to provide leadership to local jurisdiction
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Resource
Management. Answer: -Each state must have central control of EMS
resources so that each locality and all patients have equal access to
acceptable emergency care.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Human
Resources and Training. Answer: -All personnel who staff
ambulances and transport patients must be trained to at least the
EMT level.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards:
Transportation. Answer: -Patients must be provided with safe,
reliable transportation by ground or air ambulance
, ◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Facilities.
Answer: -Each seriously ill or injured patient must be delivered in a
timely manner to an appropriate medical facility
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards:
Communications. Answer: -A system of communications must be in
place to provide public access to the system and communication
among dispatcher, EMS personnel, and hospital
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Public
Information and Education. Answer: -EMS personnel should
participate in programs designed to educate the public in the
prevention of injuries and how to properly and appropriately access
the EMS system.
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Medical
Direction. Answer: Each EMS system must have a physician as a
medical director to provide medical oversight... Refer to Medical
Director definition...
◉ Technical Assistance Program Assessment Standards: Trauma
Systems. Answer: -Each state must develop a system of specialized
care for trauma patients, including one or more trauma centers and
rehabilitation programs, plus systems for assigning and transporting
patients to those facilities