EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REGION 3. A REPORT COVERING JAN. 1, 1974-FEB. 15, 1975

The medical/rescue service units serving Birmingham, Homewood, Hoover, and Vestavia Hills, Alabama are evaluated for the period 1 January 1974 through 15 February 1975. The evaluation examines service rendered, a citizen awareness survey, an emergency medical services (EMS) patient survey, the emergency medical technician training program, EMS equipment, and hospital follow-up. Recommendations are made concerning the emergency medical report form, location and the medical community. The data support the need for the EMS system in the area. Indication is that the present EMS system is acceptable to the general citizenry of the area, the local governing bodies, and the medical community.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Alabama Regional Medical Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Alabama, Birmingham

  720 South 20th Street
  Birmingham, AL  United States  35294
• Authors:
  • Abercrombie, T T
  • Myrick, F L
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: 107 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Awareness; Disasters and emergency operations; Evaluation; Forms; Hazards and emergency operations; Location; Public relations; Recommendations; Training
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393727
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-027 112U
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM