Emergency medical services at the crossroads /

Emergency medical services at the crossroads /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 285 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Future of emergency care series Future of emergency care.
Subject:	Emergency medical services. Disaster medicine. Emergency Medical Services. Emergency Medical Services -- trends. Emergency Treatment. Health Care Reform. Emergency Medical Services -- trends -- United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Disaster medicine. Emergency medical services. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11164565

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Other authors / contributors:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System.
ISBN:	9780309659703 0309659701 9780309101745 0309101743
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a critical component of our nation's emergency and trauma care system, providing response and medical transport to millions of sick and injured Americans each year. At its best, EMS is a crucial link to survival in the chain of care, but within the last several years, complex problems facing the emergency care system have emerged. Press coverage has highlighted instances of slow EMS response times, ambulance diversions, trauma center closures, and ground and air medical crashes. This heightened public awareness of problems that have been building over time has underscored the need for a review of the U.S. emergency care system. Emergency Medical Services provides the first comprehensive study on this topic. This new book examines the operational structure of EMS by presenting an in-depth analysis of the current organization, delivery, and financing of these types of services and systems. By addressing its strengths, limitations, and future challenges this book draws upon a range of concerns: (1) The evolving role of EMS as an integral component of the overall health care system; (2) EMS system planning, preparedness, and coordination at the federal, state, and local levels; (3) EMS funding and infrastructure investments; (4) EMS workforce trends and professional education; (5) EMS research priorities and funding.
Other form:	Print version: Emergency medical services at the crossroads. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007 9780309101745