Rural emergency medical services : special report.DIANE Publishing, 1989 - 97 pages |
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... Deaths on Achieving the National 1990 Objective for Injury Prevention . . . 24 4-1 . State EMS Communications , 1986-87 . 4- ~ . Currency Certified Prehospital providers by State , 1986-87 27 32 4-3 . Ratios of Helicopters to Population ...
... Deaths on Achieving the National 1990 Objective for Injury Prevention . . . 24 4-1 . State EMS Communications , 1986-87 . 4- ~ . Currency Certified Prehospital providers by State , 1986-87 27 32 4-3 . Ratios of Helicopters to Population ...
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... death or permanent injury . The one - quarter of Americans who live in rural areas , which occupy four - fifths the country's land area , face special problems in receiving emergency care . It is difficult to deliver emergency medical ...
... death or permanent injury . The one - quarter of Americans who live in rural areas , which occupy four - fifths the country's land area , face special problems in receiving emergency care . It is difficult to deliver emergency medical ...
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... deaths occur . Because time to definitive care is such a crucial factor in determining the trauma pa- 4Injury and trauma are synonymous terms . tient's outcome , higher trauma - related mortality might be expected in rural areas due to ...
... deaths occur . Because time to definitive care is such a crucial factor in determining the trauma pa- 4Injury and trauma are synonymous terms . tient's outcome , higher trauma - related mortality might be expected in rural areas due to ...
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... deaths are occurring ( e.g. , during the prehospital or hospital phase ) , and whether these deaths are potentially preventable . Imple- menting programs without such information may lead to inefficient use of limited resources ( 24 ) ...
... deaths are occurring ( e.g. , during the prehospital or hospital phase ) , and whether these deaths are potentially preventable . Imple- menting programs without such information may lead to inefficient use of limited resources ( 24 ) ...
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... deaths) for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan coun- ties, 4 but the Department of Transportation (DOT) provides data in their Fatal Accident Reporting System (122) using and their National own definition Accident of Samplingrural.5 ...
... deaths) for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan coun- ties, 4 but the Department of Transportation (DOT) provides data in their Fatal Accident Reporting System (122) using and their National own definition Accident of Samplingrural.5 ...
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accident Advanced Life Support ambulance service American College appropriate call and promptly cardiac arrest Carolina College of Emergency College of Surgeons coordinated counties deaths Department of Health Department of Transportation DHHS Director dispatch DOT's E E E emergency department Emergency Medical Services emergency medical technicians Emergency Physicians EMS communications EMS programs EMS services EMS system EMT-D EMTs equipment evaluated facilities Federal EMS guidelines Health and Human helicopters Human Services implement injury medical control Medicine motor vehicle National EMS Clearinghouse nurses paramedics percent population prehospital care prehospital care providers prehospital providers problems promptly available quality assurance regional resuscitation rural areas rural EMS providers rural EMS systems Rural Health rural hospitals rural residents rural trauma RURALSIM skills standards statewide Surgery tion trauma care systems trauma centers trauma patients trauma system triage U.S. Department urban areas volunteers
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Page 59 - State, in cooperation with its local political subdivisions, shall have a program to ensure that persons involved in highway accidents receive prompt emergency medical care under the range of emergency conditions encountered. The program shall provide, as a minimum, that: I.
Page 59 - There are first aid training programs and refresher courses for emergency service personnel, and the general public is encouraged to take first aid courses. V. There are criteria for the use of two-way communications. VI. There are procedures for summoning and dispatching aid. VII. There is an up-to-date, comprehensive plan for emergency medical services, including: A. Facilities and equipment. B. Definition of areas of responsibility. C. Agreements for mutual support. D. Communications systems.
Page 59 - I. There are training, licensing, and related requirements (as appropriate) for ambulance and rescue vehicle operators, attendants, drivers, and dispatchers.
Page iii - The special problems of health care in rural areas have long occupied a special niche in policies designed to advance the Nation's health. Programs for recruitment, training, and deployment of health care personnel, for constructing health care facilities, and for financing health care, often have included special provisions for rural areas or attempts to mitigate the negative impacts on rural areas of policies primarily designed for and responsive to urban areas. However, rural areas continue to...
Page 96 - Stults KR. Brown DD. Kerber RE: Efficacy of an automated external defibrillator in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Validation of the diagnostic algorithm and initial clinical experience in a rural environment.
Page 56 - Feasibility studies and planning for emergency medical services systems and the establishment, expansion, and improvement of such systems.
Page 97 - Bureau of the Census, 1980 Census of Population, Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population...
Page 97 - Current estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, United States. 1987. Vital and Health Statistics, Series 10, No. 166.
Page iv - Vice Chairman Department of Family Medicine University of Washington Peter Sybinsky Deputy Director for Planning, Legislation, and Operations Hawaii Department of Health Fred Tinning President Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine Kirksville, Missouri Robert Vraciu Vice President Marketing & Planning HealthTrust, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee Robert Walker Chairman Department of Family and Community Health Marshall University School of Medicine Huntington, West Virginia Roger C. Herdman, Assistant...
Page iv - Kalamazoo, Michigan Roland Gardner President Beaufort-Jasper (South Carolina) Comprehensive Health Center Robert Graham Executive Vice President American Academy of Family Physicians Kansas City, Missouri Alice Hersh Executive Director Foundation for Health Services Research Washington, DC David Kindig Director Programs in Health Management University of Wisconsin-Madison T. Carter Melton, Jr. President Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Virginia Jeffrey Merrill Vice President Robert Wood...