Diversion, Bypass, and Offload Delay
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Although the primary focus of an advanced EMS system is typically the patient care rendered in the field and during transport, the act of delivering the…
Training and Board Certification
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In the United States, over 15.9 million patients per year are transported to emergency departments (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS), and 40% of all hospital…
Controlled Substance Programs
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen An emergency medical services (EMS) agency medical director usually focuses primarily on the oversight of the care provided directly to patients and their families. One of…
Medical Control, Direction, and Oversight
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen EMS in the United States is a hierarchical care delivery system, with physician leaders working in partnership with EMT/paramedic providers to rescue, care for, and transport…
Historical Aspects
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Emergency care of the sick and wounded in the field has deep historical roots as far back as the ancient times when Roman soldiers were carried…
EMS Medicine as a Subspecialty
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This book is dedicated to the premise that emergency medical services (EMS) represent a bona fide field of physician subspecialty, that certain knowledge and skills are…
