Website Search Results for: EMS
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Date: Feb 2014
Examines the role of the Flex program in supporting state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in rural communities. Analyses the evidence base for community paramedicine in rural communities, the role of community paramedics in rural healthcare delivery systems, and the challenges faced by states in implementing community paramedicine programs.
...EMS) in rural communities. Analyses the evidence base for community paramedicine in rural communities, the role...
Date: Nov 2019
Outlines tools and strategies for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to use when integrating with other healthcare providers. Discusses approaches to the integration of medical direction, medical protocols, quality reviews, training and continuing education, and operations, among other topics.
...EMS) to use when integrating with other healthcare providers. Discusses approaches to the integration of medical...
Date: Jan 2021
Study examining the perspectives of rural emergency medical service (EMS) providers on key issues related to the opioid crisis, including prescription, ease of access to opioids, socioeconomic vulnerability, mental health, and lack of alternative treatment options. Discusses qualitative data taken from 123 surveys addressing perceived causes and solutions to the crisis.
...EMS) providers on key issues related to the opioid crisis, including prescription, ease of access...
Date: Jul 2018
An overview of crisis care operational strategies for first responders, ambulance service providers, public safety answering points (PSAP)/9-1-1 dispatchers, and other crisis related healthcare facilities and organizations. Developed by a Minnesota EMS Crisis Standards of Care Workgroup to provide guidance for rural and urban communities in their development of crisis care policies and procedures. Discusses surge capacity, rural ambulance service dispatch and destination considerations, applicable Minnesota state statutes and ordinances, the importance of a formal review and quality assurance process, and recovery priorities for ambulance services.
...EMS Crisis Standards of Care Workgroup to provide guidance for rural and urban communities in their...
Date: May 2008
Examines the challenges faced by rural emergency medical service agencies in recruiting a medical director and providing medical direction for EMS personnel.
...EMS personnel. --- View more Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight Link View Resource...
Date: Nov 2010
Describes a program using EMS providers to screen older adults for common geriatric syndromes and provide referrals to case managers and community resources.
...EMS providers to screen older adults for common geriatric syndromes and provide referrals to case...
Date: Apr 2024
Analyzes the relationship between trauma deserts and trauma mortality in Illinois counties. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons of mortality rates due to various health conditions, as well as driving distances to the nearest emergency medical services (EMS) by county.
...EMS) by county. --- View more Geographic Variation in Trauma Deaths in Rural Illinois: A Hypothesis...
Added: Jul 17, 2024
A new course for high school students in Idaho is the first of its kind in the country.
...EMS workers, is one of six states that allow people younger than 18 to enroll...
Date: Jan 2025
Provides planning and strategy resources for organizations and communities to expand access to naloxone and other opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs). Includes templates, implementation strategies and program examples, and more. Discusses rural considerations and programs throughout, including the Rural EMS Training Program and Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP).
...EMS Training Program and Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). --- View more Community Opioid Overdose...
Date: May 2004
Describes trends in state activities for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program). Includes an overview and specific state examples for different aspects of the Flex program, including rural health planning, Critical Access Hospital designation, EMS, quality improvement, and health information technology.
...EMS, quality improvement, and health information technology. --- View more A Synthesis of State Flex Program...