Rural emergency medical services (EMS) resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/ems/ Washington DC December 9, 2009 -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/11/ambulanceopendoorforum.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:13 CST http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/11/ambulanceopendoorforum.html CBS News reports that uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/16/health/main5674116.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:22:53 CST http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/16/health/main5674116.shtml Vail Daily, (CO) article tells of the Community Paramedics program where you take a resource that is already available in the community, link it with existing health care services and provide expanded patient care including treatment delivered directly to patients in their homes. http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20091115/NEWS/911129982/1062/RSS Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:53:19 CST http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20091115/NEWS/911129982/1062/RSS Bizcovering article discusses how rewarding a career in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is, a guaranteed job that not only helps others, but provides job satisfaction, career advancement, and steady income. http://bizcovering.com/employment/start-a-rewarding-career-in-emergency-medical-services/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:56:41 CST http://bizcovering.com/employment/start-a-rewarding-career-in-emergency-medical-services/ Associated Content article tells how on November 16, 2009, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant application period will open, and discusses how to write a successful grant. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2364528/write_a_successful_safer_grant_for.html?cat=48 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:51:49 CST http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2364528/write_a_successful_safer_grant_for.html?cat=48 Associated Content article discusses how many communities have successfully organized fire departments, yet others do not know where to begin. Here are a few tips on how to form a volunteer fire department (VFD). http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2331024/how_to_form_a_volunteer_fire_department.html?cat=48 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:20:40 CST http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2331024/how_to_form_a_volunteer_fire_department.html?cat=48 The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) today launched an effort to encourage everyone to install and maintain home smoke alarms and, if possible, sprinklers. http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/media/press/2009releases/102809.shtm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:19:08 CST http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/media/press/2009releases/102809.shtm Associated Content article tells what your community can to do to get a fire engine. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2271701/getting_a_free_fire_engine_for_your.html?cat=48 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:55:32 CST http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2271701/getting_a_free_fire_engine_for_your.html?cat=48 Describes the process and rationale used by the National Expert Panel on Field Triage to revise the "Decision Scheme" that guides EMS providers through four decision steps (physiologic, anatomic, mechanism of injury, and special considerations) to determine the most appropriate destination facility within the local trauma care system across the United States.which serves as the basis for triage protocols for state and local EMS systems across the United States -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5801.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:16:37 CST http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5801.pdf Identified published literature that describes the frequency, epidemiology, etiology, typology, and cost of ambulance crashes generally and rural ambulance crashes specifically. http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman2/publish/article_33666.shtml Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:41:43 CST http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman2/publish/article_33666.shtml An interactive tool that allows the user to find the trauma care centers in their region and across the United States. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/traumacare/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:02:09 CST http://www.cdc.gov/traumacare/ Newsday article reports that as the nation battles the obesity crisis, ambulance crews are trying to improve how they transport extremely heavy patients, so some ambulance companies have started charging higher fees for especially overweight people. http://www.newsday.com/business/ambulances-start-charging-extra-for-obese-patients-1.1541372?localLinksEnabled=false Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:41:03 CST http://www.newsday.com/business/ambulances-start-charging-extra-for-obese-patients-1.1541372?localLinksEnabled=false Reports on a set of interviews with emergency department heads and others practicing in emergency departments. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7960.pdf Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:17:35 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7960.pdf An interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:41:00 CST http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html Formed in July 2007 by leaders in Minnesota, Nebraska, Australia, and Canada to address critical health care shortages in rural and remote areas. Offers a standardized training curriculum that can be modified and customized for each community, province, and nation. http://www.communityparamedic.org/AboutCHEC.aspx Thu, 21 May 2009 08:30:34 CST http://www.communityparamedic.org/AboutCHEC.aspx Designed to teach emergency responders and other health care professionals about pandemic influenza in a two-part course. Defines the causes, symptoms, and treatment principles associated with pandemic influenza. Addresses planning and preparation principles for emergency response providers. Accessible free by logging on to rapidCE.com, and awards a CE Certificate upon completion. http://www.rapidce.com/ Thu, 14 May 2009 08:53:27 CST http://www.rapidce.com/ A directory of contacts by state that specialize in farm rescue and response training. -- Office of Rural Health Policy ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/FarmRescueEMSDirectory.pdf Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:27:33 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/FarmRescueEMSDirectory.pdf Reports on ten community forums conducted in Illinois (between January and September 2004) which were designed to document concerns about Emergency Medical Services (EMS) availability in rural areas of the state and also to come up with possible solutions. Recommendations are provided for each of five key issues. -- Illinois Rural Health Association http://www.ilruralhealth.a25hourdaysites.com/f/IRHA_EMS_Report_2005_final.pdf Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:58:22 CST http://www.ilruralhealth.a25hourdaysites.com/f/IRHA_EMS_Report_2005_final.pdf Provides an overview and instructions for using the Rural Ambulance Service Budget Model, a budgeting and financial management tool for rural ambulance services and rescue squads. -- Office of Rural Health Policy ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/AmbulanceBudgetModel.pdf Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:52:46 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/AmbulanceBudgetModel.pdf Results of research that addresses workforce planning such as having adequate EMS workforce; attracting and retaining EMS workers; maintaining EMS workforce resources across all populations and geo-graphic areas; future demand; and obtaining information. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Emergency Medical Services Division http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Articles/Associated%20Files/EMSWorkforceReport_June2008.pdf Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:41:05 CST http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Articles/Associated%20Files/EMSWorkforceReport_June2008.pdf Describes the characteristics of local rural EMS agencies and important ways that they differ from the characteristics of agencies located in urban areas. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB84.pdf Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:26:09 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB84.pdf Examines the challenges faced by local rural EMS agencies in obtaining a medical director and ensuring medical oversight for EMS personnel. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB85.pdf Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:55:42 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB85.pdf Explores rural-urban differences in medical oversight and the recruitment and retention ofemergency medical technicians and paramedics as reported by a survey of 1,425 local EMS directors. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/report/FR93.pdf Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:29:06 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/report/FR93.pdf Provides free non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who cannot afford public transportation, or who cannot tolerate it for health reasons. Available only in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. For longer flights or flights originating in other regions, go to the Angel Flight America National Patient Travel Center Web Site. http://www.angelflightwest.org/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:25:40 CST http://www.angelflightwest.org/ Contains training resources, news, functions as a portal to other EMS Web sites and resources, and contains background and updates on Federal initiatives and programs. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Emergency Medical Services Division http://www.ems.gov/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:17:06 CST http://www.ems.gov/ Examines the demographic and health characteristics of people who frequently use hospital Emergency Departments (ED) and how the risk of being a High ED User varies based on these characteristics. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/7696.pdf Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:22:18 CST http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/7696.pdf Discusses organized trauma care systems, which are critical to reducing mortality and morbidity in rural areas. Highlights include how access to trauma care varies by state, how rural hospitals play a role in trauma care, and a future goal of having coordinated care nationwide. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/fall07.php#trauma Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:50:52 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/fall07.php#trauma Provides rural and frontier EMS agencies in MT, WY, ID, WA, AK, OR, NV, UT, AZ, NM and CA a network which includes purchasing equipment together on national contracts. A companion cooperative, the Western EMS Network provides similar purchasing services to the western states not served by NCEMSC. http://www.wemsn.org/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:23:56 CST http://www.wemsn.org/ Summarizes the proceedings of three one-day regional dissemination workshops, conducted in Salt Lake City, UT; Chicago, IL; and New Orleans, LA. Topics include pediatric emergency care and care in rural areas; workforce issues and hospital efficiency; and EMS issues and disaster preparedness. -- Institute of Medicine http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11926 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:11:53 CST http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11926 One of a series of guides to help states improve rural highway safety. -- National Cooperative Highway Research Program http://safety.transportation.org/doc/RuralEMS%20Rev1-3.pdf Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:47:33 CST http://safety.transportation.org/doc/RuralEMS%20Rev1-3.pdf