Rural emergency medical services (EMS) resources via the Rural Assistance Center
Rural emergency medical services (EMS) resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center

• News: Study Finds No Sign of Ethnic Disparities in Trauma Treatment
  AHA News reports that in a new national study, researchers found no significant difference in the way white, African American and Hispanic patients are assessed, monitored and treated for injuries in the emergency department.
• Event: NNAEMSA 2009 18th Annual Educational Conference
  Las Vegas NV November 9, 2009 -- National Native American EMS Association
• Event: NASEMSO 2009 Annual Meeting & Tradeshow
  Little Rock AR September 20, 2009 -- National Association of State EMS Officials
• Event: 5th Annual International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine and Rural Healthcare Delivery
  -- International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine
• Event: NAEMSP Annual Conference
  Jacksonville FL January 22, 2009 -- National Association of EMS Physicians
• Event: EMS Today 2009
  Baltimore MD March 24, 2009
• Publication: Rural Ambulance Service Budget Model
  Provides an overview and instructions for using the Rural Ambulance Service Budget Model, a budgeting and financial management tool for rural ambulance services and rescue squads. -- Office of Rural Health Policy
• Publication: EMS Workforce for the 21st Century: A National Assessment
  Results of research that addresses workforce planning such as having adequate EMS workforce; attracting and retaining EMS workers; maintaining EMS workforce resources across all populations and geo-graphic areas; future demand; and obtaining information. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Emergency Medical Services Division
• Publication: Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local EMS Agencies (Findings Brief)
  Describes the characteristics of local rural EMS agencies and important ways that they differ from the characteristics of agencies located in urban areas. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
• Publication: Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight (Findings Brief)
  Examines the challenges faced by local rural EMS agencies in obtaining a medical director and ensuring medical oversight for EMS personnel. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
• Publication: Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services: A National Survey of Local Rural and Urban EMS Directors
  Explores rural-urban differences in medical oversight and the recruitment and retention ofemergency medical technicians and paramedics as reported by a survey of 1,425 local EMS directors. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
• Organization: Angel Flight West
  Provides free non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who cannot afford public transportation, or who cannot tolerate it for health reasons. Available only in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. For longer flights or flights originating in other regions, go to the Angel Flight America National Patient Travel Center Web Site.
• Tool/Web Site: EMS.gov
  Contains training resources, news, functions as a portal to other EMS Web sites and resources, and contains background and updates on Federal initiatives and programs. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Emergency Medical Services Division
• Publication: Characteristics of Frequent Emergency Department Users
  Examines the demographic and health characteristics of people who frequently use hospital Emergency Departments (ED) and how the risk of being a High ED User varies based on these characteristics. -- Kaiser Family Foundation
• Publication: Trauma Systems Save Rural Lives
  Discusses organized trauma care systems, which are critical to reducing mortality and morbidity in rural areas. Highlights include how access to trauma care varies by state, how rural hospitals play a role in trauma care, and a future goal of having coordinated care nationwide. -- Rural Assistance Center
• Organization: Western EMS Network
  Provides rural and frontier EMS agencies in MT, WY, ID, WA, AK, OR, NV, UT, AZ, NM and CA a network which includes purchasing equipment together on national contracts. A companion cooperative, the Western EMS Network provides similar purchasing services to the western states not served by NCEMSC.
• Publication: Future of Emergency Care: Dissemination Workshop Series
  Summarizes the proceedings of three one-day regional dissemination workshops, conducted in Salt Lake City, UT; Chicago, IL; and New Orleans, LA. Topics include pediatric emergency care and care in rural areas; workforce issues and hospital efficiency; and EMS issues and disaster preparedness. -- Institute of Medicine
• Publication: Improved EMS Delivery can Reduce Fatalities on Rural Roads
  One of a series of guides to help states improve rural highway safety. -- National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Funding opportunity: NAEMT Scholarship Program
  To allow for the advancement of EMS personnel. -- National Association of EMTs
• Publication: Equipment for Ambulances
  Provides a list of standardized equipment for ambulances to optimize prehospital delivery of care and includes resources needed for appropriate terrorism preparedness. -- American College of Emergency Physicians
• Publication: Rural Emergency Department Staffing: Potential Implications for the Quality of Emergency Care Provided in Rural Areas
  Reports results of a study of rural emergency department staffing and discusses potentialimplications of staffing for the quality of emergency care provided in rural areas. -- Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
• Publication: Around the Country: EMS Co-op Helps Rural Providers
  Highlights the North Central EMS Cooperative (NCEMSC), a Minnesota-based, EMS co-op that provides a mechanism to achieve cost reductions for members. -- Rural Assistance Center
• Publication: Rural Ambulance Crashes Literature Review
  Reviews published research pertaining to ambulance crashes with a special emphasis on the rural environment. Provides an overview of the magnitude of the risk that rural ambulance operators face every time they respond to an illness or injury. Includes citations to the literature, with annotations. -- Office of Rural Health Policy
• Publication: Rural EMS Managers Awareness Program
  Provides new emergency medical services agency managers with an orientation to the broad scope of an EMS system. Includes background information and covers 14 components of the EMS system. -- Office of Rural Health Policy
• Publication: Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural & Frontier EMS in the U.S. Health System
  Compares the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Future of Emergency Care reports with previous work on Rural Health and with the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future and HRSA Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation document. Identifies similarities and overlaps of the recommendations and approaches. -- Health Resources and Services Administration
• Organization: National EMS Informa