EMS Systems: Foundations for the Future

Emergency medical services (EMS) occupy a unique position in the continuum of emergency health care delivery. The role of EMS personnel is expanding beyond their traditional identity as out‐of‐hospital care providers, to include participation and active leadership in EMS administration, education, a...

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Published in:Academic emergency medicine 1999-01, Vol.6 (1), p.46-53
Main Authors: O'Connor, Robert E., Cone, David C., De Lorenzo, Robert A., Domeier, Robert M., Moore, Wayne E., Taillac, Peter P., Verdile, Vincent P., Zachariah, Brian S., Davidson, Steven J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
emergency medical services
Emergency Medical Services - trends
Emergency Medicine - education
Emergency Medicine - standards
Emergency Medicine - trends
EMS
Forecasting
future
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Primary Health Care
United States
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Summary:Emergency medical services (EMS) occupy a unique position in the continuum of emergency health care delivery. The role of EMS personnel is expanding beyond their traditional identity as out‐of‐hospital care providers, to include participation and active leadership in EMS administration, education, and research. With these roles come new challenges, as well as new responsibilities. This paper was developed by the SAEM EMS Task Force and provides a discussion of these new concepts as well as recommendations for the specialty of emergency medicine to foster the continued development of all of the potentials of EMS.
ISSN:1069-6563
1553-2712
DOI:10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00094.x