EMS agenda for the future: Where we are...where we want to be

T. R. Delbridge, B. Bailey, Jr Chew, A. K.T. Conn, J. J. Krakeel, D. Manz, D. R. Miller, P. J. O'Malley, S. D. Ryan, D. W. Spaite, R. D. Stewart, R. E. Suter, E. M. Wilson

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Abstract

During the past 30 years, emergency medical services (EMS) in the United States have experienced explosive growth. The American health care system is now transforming, providing an opportune time to examine what we have learned over the past three decades in order to create a vision for the future of EMS. Over the course of several months, e multidisciplinary steering committee collaborated with hundreds of EMS-interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to develop the 'EMS Agenda for the Future.' Fourteen EMS attributes were identified as requiring continued development in order to realize the vision established within the Agenda. They are Integration of Health Services, EMS Research, Legislation and Regulation, System Finance, Human Resources, Medical Direction, Education Systems, Public Education, Prevention, Public Access, Communication Systems, Clinical Care, Information Systems, and Evaluation. Discussion of these attributes provides important guidance for achieving a vision for the future of EMS that emphasizes its critical role in American health care.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)251-263
Number of pages13
JournalAnnals of emergency medicine
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine

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