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Emergency medical services at the crossroads

Title
Emergency medical services at the crossroads / Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2007], ©2007.

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System.
Description
xxii, 285 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads provides the first comprehensive study on 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 the strengths, limitations, and future challenges of EMS, this book draws upon a range of concerns. This book will be of particular interest to emergency care providers, professional organizations, and policy makers looking to address the deficiencies in emergency care systems."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Future of emergency care
Uniform Title
Future of emergency care.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. History and current state of EMS -- 3. Building a 21st-century emergency and trauma care system -- 4. Supporting a high-quality EMS workforce -- 5. Advancing system infrastructure -- 6. Preparing for disasters -- 7. Optimizing prehospital care through research -- App. A. Committee and subcommittee membership -- App. B. Biographical information for main committee and prehospital emergency medical services subcommittee -- App. C. List of presentations to the committee -- App. D. List of commissioned papers -- App. E. Recommendations and responsible entities from the future of emergency care series.
ISBN
  • 9780309101745 (hardback)
  • 0309101743 (hardback)
LCCN
2007002810
OCLC
  • ocm80181004
  • 80181004
  • SCSB-5338747
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries