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Office of Emergency Medical Services
The mission of the NHTSA Office of EMS is to reduce death and disability by providing leadership and coordination to the EMS community in assessing, planning, developing, and promoting comprehensive, evidence-based emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems.
feature arrow icon Configurations of EMS Systems: A Pilot Study
feature arrow icon Brochure: Emergency Medical Services 24/7 Care - Everywhere
feature arrow icon Feasibility for an EMS Workforce Safety and Health Surveillance System
feature arrow icon Emergency Medical Services Outcomes Evaluation
feature arrow icon National Registration and the Continuing Competence of EMT-Paramedics
feature arrow icon Guide for Interfacility Patient Transfer
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National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC)
Established in December of 2006, NEMSAC is a nationally recognized council of EMS representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to NHTSA.
feature arrow icon DOT Secretary Peters Appoints First NEMSAC Members - January 2008
feature arrow icon National EMS Advisory Council Formed - April 2007
Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS)
FICEMS was established in 2005 to ensure coordination among Federal agencies involved with State, local, tribal, and regional emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems.
feature arrow icon Meeting Minutes: June 2007
feature arrow icon Meeting Minutes: December 2006
National EMS Information System (NEMSIS)
Established in 2001, NEMSIS is a project to create a national EMS database that contains standardized data elements from local and state EMS agencies from across the nation.
feature arrow icon nemsis.org Home Page
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
feature arrow icon EMS Pandemic Influenza Guidelines for Statewide Adoption
feature arrow icon Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol Development for 9-1-1 Personnel and Public Safety Answering Points
EMS Update Newsletter
feature arrow icon March 2007 Issue
feature arrow icon Fall 2006 Issue
feature arrow icon March 2006 Inagural Issue
National Standard Curricula
Standards, guidelines and curricula for the nation's EMS providers.
feature arrow icon Download US DOT NSC
EMS Education Agenda Implementation
feature arrow icon EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach
feature arrow icon National EMS Core Content
feature arrow icon National EMS Scope of Practice Model
The EMS System
feature arrow icon A Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)Systems
feature arrow icon Trauma System Agenda for the Future
feature arrow icon EMS Agenda for the Future - Brochure
feature arrow icon EMS Agenda for the Future (1996)
feature arrow icon EMS Agenda for the Future - Implementation Plan (1998)
feature arrow icon EMS National Research Agenda (html)
feature arrow icon EMS National Research Agenda (pdf version)
The EMS Workforce
Promoting a sufficient, stable and well-trained workforce and enhancing the health and safety of all EMS providers.
feature arrow icon Emergency Medical Services Workforce for the 21st Century Project
feature arrow icon Reporting Extrication-Related Deployment of Automotive Safety Equipment
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