The Emergency Medical Services as we know it today has a very humble beginning based on evidence from 1500 Before Christ(B.C.) when evidence indicates a Good Samaritan treated wounds of a injured person found on the side of the road with oil and wine per protocol of that era. EMS education has grown from that day on primarily through knowledge gained from multiple conflicts and wars that date as far back as the napoleonic wars. This knowledge was taught to military medical providers and eventually to the general public following World War II.
As we see from the treatment protocols used by the Good Samaritan in 1500 B.C. compared to our protocols used today many changes in the education of EMS providers have occurred. Prior to the 1950’s there …show more content…
This act placed EMS under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) made it mandatory for states to develop traffic safety programs which include EMS. The passing of this act mandated writing a national curriculum, the development of state offices of EMS and legislation specifically related to EMS.
The decade of the 70’s would be a breakout for EMS on a national level. The “National Registry of EMTs” (NREMT) would hold its first ever meeting in 1970 followed by the 1971 publication of the first edition of “Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured” (pg3) by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) which established a foundation for all EMS education to come. The next few years would be critical to the establishment of EMS across the nation and build a even stronger foundation for EMS today.
Again the United States Congress took bold action by passing …show more content…
In 1978 the “The Essentials” were adopted by the Joint Commision on Education Programs for the EMT Paramedic as the standard to successfully complete the accreditation process.
So as we have seen the training for EMS personnel has undergone significant changes since our early beginning in the 1950’s. Since the 1970’s the EMS profession has made advancements by leaps and bonds to grow and adapt to a constantly changing world. Education is a key component of all EMS professions no matter what their level and must be constantly maintained due to the rapidly changing world we live in
As we see from the treatment protocols used by the Good Samaritan in 1500 B.C. compared to our protocols used today many changes in the education of EMS providers have occurred. Prior to the 1950’s there …show more content…
This act placed EMS under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) made it mandatory for states to develop traffic safety programs which include EMS. The passing of this act mandated writing a national curriculum, the development of state offices of EMS and legislation specifically related to EMS.
The decade of the 70’s would be a breakout for EMS on a national level. The “National Registry of EMTs” (NREMT) would hold its first ever meeting in 1970 followed by the 1971 publication of the first edition of “Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured” (pg3) by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) which established a foundation for all EMS education to come. The next few years would be critical to the establishment of EMS across the nation and build a even stronger foundation for EMS today.
Again the United States Congress took bold action by passing …show more content…
In 1978 the “The Essentials” were adopted by the Joint Commision on Education Programs for the EMT Paramedic as the standard to successfully complete the accreditation process.
So as we have seen the training for EMS personnel has undergone significant changes since our early beginning in the 1950’s. Since the 1970’s the EMS profession has made advancements by leaps and bonds to grow and adapt to a constantly changing world. Education is a key component of all EMS professions no matter what their level and must be constantly maintained due to the rapidly changing world we live in