EMS IN THE USA - OVERVIEW

THE NEED FOR GREATER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE U.S. IS STRESSED. FUNCTION OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM INCLUDE: ACCIDENT DETECTION, ACCIDENT REPORTING, AMBULANCE DISPATCHING, DRIVING THE AMBULANCE TO THE SCENE, RENDERING OF EMERGENCY CARE, EXTRICATING THE INJURED, TRANSFERRING THE INJURED, ADMITTANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND PROVIDING DEFINITIVE MEDICAL CARE IN THE HOSPITAL. TRAINING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EVALUATION OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM ARE MENTIONED. /HSL/

Media Info

  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: 29 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00226625
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM