Rural emergency medical services (EMS) resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/ems/ Press and Sun Bulletin article reports that the challenges facing volunteer fire and EMS are creating havoc throughout the Southern Tier of New York and newly announced state budget cuts are expected to cause additional hardships for departments seeking to recruit, train and retain new members. http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/NEWS01/805020344/1006 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:36:31 CST http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/NEWS01/805020344/1006 NBC4 Washington, D.C. article tells of a program called Maryland eCare that is intended to address a shortage of emergency room physicians at six rural hospitals by using doctors in Delaware to monitor intensive care patients electronically. http://www.nbc4.com/health/16051425/detail.html?rss=dc&psp=news Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:23:09 CST http://www.nbc4.com/health/16051425/detail.html?rss=dc&psp=news Daily Yonder article tells how crashes involving pickups are twice as likely to cause a fatality than wrecks involving only SUVs or passenger cars. http://www.dailyyonder.com/price-pickup-truck Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:20:14 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/price-pickup-truck USA Today article reports that high-tech emergency departments, staffed with doctors and nurses, but often miles from a hospital are increasing rapidly nationwide. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2008-04-24-emergency-rooms-stand-alone_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:40:04 CST http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2008-04-24-emergency-rooms-stand-alone_N.htm?csp=34 Senior Journal article reports that senior citizens and others who depend on Medicaid for their medical care may soon have better access to this care without going through hospital emergency rooms. http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Medicaid/2008/8-04-21-CMSFunds20States.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:28:32 CST http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Medicaid/2008/8-04-21-CMSFunds20States.htm NewsOK.com article tells how rural ambulance service in Oklahoma needs to be rescued. http://newsok.com/article/3229884/1208563122 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:19:09 CST http://newsok.com/article/3229884/1208563122 KARE 11 TV, (MN) article reports that U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced that she is introducing federal legislation this week that is designed to relieve the shortage of emergency medical personnel, especially in rural areas, by streamlining civilian paramedic training for returning veterans who already have emergency medical experience from the military. http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=508417 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:08:24 CST http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=508417 The U.S. Fire Administration in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council has completed a study of emerging occupational health and safety issues in the volunteer fire and emergency services that also provides information on initiatives, programs, and strategies for reducing fatalities among volunteer firefighters. http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/media/press/2008releases/041708.shtm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:38:24 CST http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/media/press/2008releases/041708.shtm 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/index.asp Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:25:40 CST http://www.angelflightwest.org/index.asp Contains 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://ems.gov/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:17:06 CST http://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. http://www.citmt.org/wemsn.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:23:56 CST http://www.citmt.org/wemsn.htm 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 Las Vegas NV August 4, 2008 -- National Native American EMS Association http://www.heds.org/nnaemsa.htm Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:24:40 CST http://www.heds.org/nnaemsa.htm Las Vegas NV October 13, 2008 -- National Association of EMTs http://www.naemt.org/annualMeetingAndExpo/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:09:41 CST http://www.naemt.org/annualMeetingAndExpo/ To allow for the advancement of EMS personnel. -- National Association of EMTs http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1718 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:05:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1718 St. Louis MO September 9, 2008 -- National Association of EMS Educators http://www.naemse.org/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:48:27 CST http://www.naemse.org/ Depicts Level I/II trauma center coverage throughout the United States. Identifies the availability of helicopter or ambulance for transport method. http://tramah.cml.upenn.edu/CML.TraumaCenters.Web/ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:39:07 CST http://tramah.cml.upenn.edu/CML.TraumaCenters.Web/ Coeur d' Alene ID May 21, 2008 -- Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation http://www.citmt.org/summit.htm Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:52:11 CST http://www.citmt.org/summit.htm Provides a list of standardized equipment for ambulances to optimize prehospital delivery of care and includes resources needed for appropriate terrorism preparedness. -- American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.facs.org/trauma/publications/ambulance.pdf Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:25:06 CST http://www.facs.org/trauma/publications/ambulance.pdf Reports results of a study of rural emergency department staffing and discusses potentialimplications of staffing for the quality of emergency care provided in rural areas. -- Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_ed_staffing.pdf Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:59:50 CST http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_ed_staffing.pdf Highlights the North Central EMS Cooperative (NCEMSC), a Minnesota-based, EMS co-op that provides a mechanism to achieve cost reductions for members. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#ems Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:39:26 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#ems A review of the published research pertaining to ambulance crashes with a special emphasis on the rural environment. Provides an overview of the magnitude of the risk that rural ambulance operators face every time they respond to an illness or injury. Includes citations to the literature, with annotations. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/ambulancecrashes.htm Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:56:46 CST http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/ambulancecrashes.htm Guide to provide new emergency medical services (EMS) agency managers with anorientation to the broad scope of an EMS system. Includes background information and covers 14 components of the EMS system. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/RuralEMSManagers.asp Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:41:17 CST http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/RuralEMSManagers.asp Compares the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Future of Emergency Care reports with previous work on Rural Health and with the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future and HRSA Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation document. Identifies similarities and overlaps of the recommendations and approaches. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/QualityCollaboration.asp Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:11:49 CST http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/QualityCollaboration.asp Offers technical assistance on the implementation and tracking of National EMS Data. http://www.nemsis.org/ Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:43:37 CST http://www.nemsis.org/ Outlines a community planning process for rural EMS systems that that engages local stakeholders to facilitate appropriate planning and decision making at the local level. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/CommunityBasedNeeds.asp Tue, 29 May 2007 09:36:11 CST http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/CommunityBasedNeeds.asp Explores what is known about distance learning in EMS and how distance learning is being used to provide continuing education to EMS professionals in rural and urban areas. Includes recommendations for future development and application. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/DistanceEducationEMS.asp Tue, 29 May 2007 09:32:36 CST http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/pub/REMSTTAC/DistanceEducationEMS.asp