Co Chap 22 Emergency Medical Service

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first recorded ambulances

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carried wounded soldiers from the battle field in the crusades.. pre hospital care was provided during Napoleonic wars in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century.

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America first ambulance

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started by the us army in 1865.

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WW ii

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ambulance services turned over to volunteers

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1960's

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medical community focused on heart attacks, CPR, defib

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emergency medical services act of 1973

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designated federal funding for improved ems. training and certification, communications,

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during the 1980's

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much of the federal funding was reduced. Ems system became more dependent on state and local funding.

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Coordinated specific stages of EMS through NASEMSD/NAEMSP

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1. prevention

2. detection

3. notification

4. dispatch

5. pre-arrival instructions

6. on scene

7. transport and facility notification

8. emergency dept receiving

9. inter facility transport

10 critical care

13 rehab

14 follow up

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number of fd's dispatched to medical aids

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85& 34,0000 fd's

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tiered fd emergency response

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1 als ambulance respond to calls, but can can turn the pt to BLS.

2. BLS ambulance dispatched to all calls

3.non transporting ALS is dispatched with transporting BLS

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PIER public info, education, and relations

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promoting the ems systems and informing citizens. prevent system abuse. Example of a PIER program: make the right call EMS

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FS ems leadership dealing with challenges and opportunity

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1. adopt a vision

2 analyze the system

3. establish a plan

4 direct implementation

5 monitor effectiveness

6 revise appropriately