NHTSA EMS Materials
EMS Agenda Series EMS Agenda for the Future (Report) #3P0038 This report serves as a guide for EMS providers and other medical or health professionals to examine knowledge compiled during the past 30 years and to create a vision for the future. The report focuses on aspects of EMS related to emergency care outside traditional health care facilities, and outlines the most important directions for future EMS development efforts. The Agenda describes 14 EMS attributes and provides recommendations for moving EMS into the 21st century. A promotional brochure is available to provide general information for large groups. Full-color, 91 pages. EMS Agenda for the Future – Implementation Guide (Manual) #3P0092 This guide proposes a vision for the future of EMS and for EMS providers to use as a roadmap in building bridges between EMS and other aspects of our health care system. In the 21st century, EMS will be community-based health management, with the ability to identify and modify illness and injury risks, provide acute care for those with injuries or illness, and contribute to the care of those with chronic conditions. This manual discusses the 14 EMS attributes, and provides 90 suggestions for reaching future goals for EMS delivery. Full-color, 8.5" x 11", 114 pages. EMS National Research Agenda (Report) #3P0139 This report documents the need for EMS research and for elevating the science of EMS and prehospital care to the next level. Eight barriers to conducting EMS research are discussed and innovative solutions offered in the areas of developing researchers, facilitating collaboration, establishing a reliable funding stream, establishing alternative funding sources, recognizing the need for EMS research, viewing research as necessary for the improvement of patient care, creating reliable information systems, and enhancing ethical approaches to research. Three-color, 8.5" x 11", 56 pages. Trauma System: Agenda for the Future (Report) #3P0138 This consensus report documents the importance of full implementation of quality trauma systems across the United States to provide optimal care for injured patients and to enhance the country's readiness to respond to future acts of terrorism. The document identifies key issues in addressing four fundamental components of the trauma care system (injury prevention, prehospital care, acute care facilities, and posthospital care), and eight infrastructure elements that are critical to trauma system success. Full-color, 8.5" x 11", 51 pages. EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach (Report) #3P0103 This report provides a conception for the future of EMS education in the new millennium, including a proposal for a structured system to educate entry-level prehospital EMS personnel. The proposed approach consists of five primary components for national EMS education: National EMS Core Content, National EMS Scope of Practice Model, National EMS Education Standards, National Program Accreditation, and National Certification. Each of these components is discussed with regard to current practices and future goals. Two-color, 8.5" x 11', 57 pages.
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National EMS Core Content (Report) #3P0144 This document presents the broad domain of knowledge and skills that encompass the out-of-hospital EMS disciplines by identifying general practices without delineating the practices into specific EMS personnel levels. This document is the first of several publications produced as part of the vision outlined in the EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach. Two-color, 8.5‖ x 11‖, 44 pages. National EMS Scope of Practice Model (CD ROM/ Audio CD) #3A0028 This CD defines the four levels of EMS licensure - Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT (AEMT), and Paramedic – and is a guide for States in developing their Scope of Practice legislation, rules, and regulations. States following the National EMS Scope of Practice Model as closely as possible will increase the consistency of the nomenclature and competencies of EMS personnel nationwide, facilitate reciprocity, improve professional mobility, and enhance the name recognition and public understanding of EMS. Four-color, 4.25‖ diameter. National EMS Scope of Practice Model (Manual) #3P0146 This manual defines the four levels of EMS licensure - Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT (AEMT), and Paramedic – and is a guide for States in developing their Scope of Practice legislation, rules, and regulations. States following the National EMS Scope of Practice Model as closely as possible will increase the consistency of the nomenclature and competencies of EMS personnel nationwide, facilitate reciprocity, improve professional mobility, and enhance the name recognition and public understanding of EMS. National Standard Curricula 1995 First Responder and 1996 Refresher (CD-ROM) #3A0025 This CD-ROM contains the Instructor Guides for the First Responder and its Refresher, and is designed to assist instructors and coordinators in planning and teaching the curricula. Both curricula are presented in a modular format, with up to ten lessons per module. Three-color, 5" diameter. 1994 EMT-B and 1995 Refresher (CD-ROM) #3A0022 This CD-ROM contains the Instructor Guides for the EMT-Basic and its Refresher, and is designed to assist instructors and coordinators in planning and teaching the curricula. Both curricula are presented in a modular format, with up to ten lessons per module. Three-color, 5" diameter. EMT-Intermediate and 2001 Refresher (CD-ROM) #3A0023 This CD-ROM contains the Instructor Guides for the EMT-Intermediate and its Refresher, and is designed to assist instructors and coordinators in planning and teaching the curricula. Both curricula are presented in a modular format. Three-color, 5‖ diameter. 1999 EMT- Paramedic and 2001 Refresher (CD-ROM) #3A0012 This CD-ROM contains the Instructor Guides for the EMT-Paramedic and its Refresher, and is designed to assist instructors and coordinators in planning and teaching the curricula. Both curricula are presented in a modular format. Three-color, 5‖ diameter. 1995 Emergency Vehicle Operator Course — Ambulance (CD-ROM) #3A0021 This CD-ROM contains the Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (Ambulance) National Standard Curriculum. This course is presented in three modules: a classroom-based training course, practice exercises on a driving range, and a set of performance assessment checklists. Training exercises include navigation, route planning, maneuvers, safety, and special considerations. Two-color, 4.25" diameter. 1996 Emergency Medical Dispatch (CD-ROM) #3A0020 This CD-ROM contains the instructor guide and participant manual for the Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) National Standard Curriculum. The course includes instructor materials and requirements, lesson plans, instructional aids, tools, and supporting information; presented in three modules. Two-color, 4.25" diameter.
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First There First Care First There, First Care Brochure (Brochure) #3P0127 This informational brochure explains the purpose of the First There, First Care Bystander Care for the Injured Campaign and how this campaign can be started within the community. It also provides a list of the campaign materials and contact information to obtain the free materials. Three-color, 8.5" x 3.5", three panels. First There, First Care Awareness Kit (Kit) #3P0093 This kit introduces the First There, First Care Bystander Care for the Injured Campaign. It was designed to increase knowledge of life-sustaining actions that bystanders in motor vehicle crashes can use, increase bystander confidence in crash emergency procedures, and provide resources for use in implementing a bystander program in your community. The kit includes fact and tip sheets, action and resource guides, emergency action card, posters, stickers, and media materials. Full-color, 9.5" x 12.5". First There, First Care — English (Poster) #3P0112 First There, First Care — Spanish (Poster) #3P0111 This poster presents the five basic actions of bystander care: 1) Stop to help; 2) Call for help; 3) Assess the victim; 4) Start the breathing; and, 5) Stop the bleeding. Full-color, 17" x 27". First There, First Care Instructor Preparation Package (Kit) #3P0116 This kit contains material that is designed to increase the knowledge of bystanders about life-sustaining actions they can use in motor vehicle crashes, increase bystander confidence in crash emergency procedures, and provide resources for use in implementing a community bystander program. This kit contains 3P0093, the First There, First Care Bystander Care for the Injured Campaign kit; 3A0016, video; 3P0142, the First There, First Care - Bystander Care for the Injured Five Actions for Saving a Life Instructor's Guide and 3A0018 ―Train the Trainer‖ CD-ROM. First There, First Care Student Materials — English (Kit) #3P0124 First There, First Care Student Materials — Spanish (Kit) #3P0125 This kit is designed to increase the knowledge of bystanders in crash emergency procedures so they can provide life-sustaining actions if the arrive early to a motor vehicle crash event. Available in both English and Spanish language versions, this kit contains the First There, First Care Poster; First There, First Care Action Guide to Roadside Care; First There, First Care Emergency Action Card; and First There, First Care Stickers. Research Reports 2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey – Vol. 4 Crash Injury & EMS (Report) #7P0312 The Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) is national telephone survey on occupant protection issues conducted every two to three years. It is composed of two questionnaires, each administered to a randomly selected sample of about 6,000 people 16 and older. This series of volumes presents results from the 2003 survey. Volume 4 summarizes data concerning crash injury experience, as well as attitudes and knowledge regarding EMS issues. 8.5" x 11", two-color, 102 pages. Emergency Medical Services Outcomes Evaluation (Report) #3P0135 Clinical effectiveness studies to address EMS outcomes research require the development of sophisticated case-severity and effectiveness measures. Outcomes research will allow future generations of Americans to have an EMS system that provides both quality and cost-effective EMS care. This report describes a project that has laid the foundation for these clinical effectiveness studies to take place. This project developed a "blueprint‖ or "set of tools" that EMS practitioners can use to evaluate the effectiveness of EMS, or prehospital, care. 8.5" x 11", two-color, 80 pages.
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Feasibility for an EMS Workforce Safety and Health Surveillance System (Report) #3P0148 The goal of this qualitative research project was to determine the feasibility of creating a surveillance system that captures the extent of occupational illness and injury in the EMS Workforce. The report includes the findings of a consensus panel that resulted in an agreement of EMS and data system stakeholders on the utility of existing data systems, a set of data elements and characteristics of the surveillance system. The EMS Consensus Panel also concluded that a comprehensive surveillance program should rely on integration of data systems to accomplish the goal of this project. 8.5" x 11", twocolor, 80 pages. PIER: Public Information, Education and Relations EMS PIER National Standard Curriculum (Manual) #3P0094 This manual provides an administrator's guide, and five training sessions for the Public Information, Education, and Relations (PIER) National Standard Curriculum. Sessions include Introduction and Overview, Developing and Managing a PIER Program, Media Relations and an EMS PIER Summary. An appendix provides PIER event forms, planning exercises, a press release, and video clip information. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 200 pages. EMS PIER Resource Guide (Student Manual) #3P0022 This guide is designed to accompany the EMS PIER National Standard Curriculum (3P0094). Readers can refer to this manual after completing the EMS PIER course to help them implement a PIER program in their community. Full-color, 8.5" x 11". Public Info, Education & Relations for EMS – Injury Prevention Modules (Manual) #3P0134 This product was first published in 1986, with subsequent revisions serving as a tool to advance EMS System functions at the State and local levels. The PIER Injury Prevention Modules are part one of a twopart revision of PIER, and focus specifically on comprehensive primary injury prevention as practiced by EMS personnel. The textbook contains 5 modules; black and white; 220 pages, 3-hole-punched document. Other EMS Update (Newsletter) #3P0082 This newsletter is published quarterly in electronic format by the NHTSA Office of EMS (OEMS). Each issue features news on various EMS activities and programs that OEMS is working on. Printed issues are published twice a year. The latest printed issue is available for order in quantity by requesting the EMS Update, Item Number # 3P0082. Consensus Statement on the Role of EMS in Primary Injury Prevention (Report) #3P0081 This consensus statement is for EMS leaders, decision-makers and providers to use in creating a culture of health promotion and safety within EMS. The statement identifies the specific areas of injury prevention about which all EMS providers must be informed. It identifies essential activities for EMS leaders including protecting individual EMS providers from injury, providing education on the principles of injury prevention, supporting and promoting the collection and utilization of injury prevention activities, networking with prevention organizations, and participating in injury prevention interventions. 30 pages. Guide to Preparing Medical Directors (Manual) #3P0126 This guide is an aid to the State EMS offices and experienced medical directors in the preparation of a one-day course for potential medical directors. This guide outlines the major responsibilities of a medical director and recommends which support materials are needed to make the class more successful. Threecolor, 8.5"x 11", 49 pages.
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Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for EMS Systems (Manual) #3P0090 This manual was developed to serve as a template for EMS managers who want to establish and maintain a program for continuously monitoring and improving the quality of patient care and support services in all parts of the EMS system. It encourages EMS leaders to integrate continuous quality improvement practices as essential parts of normal EMS routines. Full-color, 8.5" x 11", 147 pages. Star of Life Emergency Medical Care Symbol (Booklet) #3P0049 This booklet describes the administrative application and general public information related to the blue "Star of Life" emergency medical care symbol. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 12 pages. Emergency Medical Services 24/7 Care – Everywhere (Booklet) #3P0147 This booklet describes components of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System by following a motor vehicle crash victim’s experience, providing an understanding of the life-saving contribution of EMS to highway safety. It also explains local, State and Federal EMS programs and the "Star of Life" — the symbol of EMS. Full-color, 8 pages.