A Guide for Enhancing Rural Emergency Medical Services (2005) / Chapter Skim
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II-1 SECTION II Introduction Given that crashes will continue to occur, it is important to understand how best to care for the crash victims. The minutes directly following traumatic injury are often critical to saving the victim's life or minimizing the long-term effects of injury.
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time point of emergency telephone access until arrival and transfer of care to the hospital (NHTSA, 2001)
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SECTION II -- INTRODUCTION yet, in other areas, there is a combination of volunteer labor coupled with fee for service to support operational costs. In still other areas, an EMS/fire district tax is implemented.
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The degree of availability of adequate human resources is a central issue for rural EMS. Additionally, the geographic distribution of those resources is also problematic.
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SECTION II -- INTRODUCTION Brief Overview of EMS Although civilian ambulance services have been operating in the United States since about the 1860s, a formal EMS program was not established in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
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Anticipated Results By implementing the objectives and strategies detailed in this guide, EMS agencies in rural areas will be able to work more efficiently toward their goal of providing the best available care for injured patients involved in motor vehicle crashes. By integrating services, EMS agencies will be able to use the capabilities of other organizations, streamline processes, and develop new and unique functionalities that previously did not exist.
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