With lawmakers and government agencies increasing their interest in EMS issues, the section’s activities are more important than ever to ensure that our voice is heard as an advocate for quality patient care. The Section’s objectives include promoting research and evaluation of pre-hospital interventions to keep in practice only those that best benefit the patients, to identify challenge to effective function of pre-hospital EMS, and to encourage education to address the needs of physician and personnel with interest in the pre-hospital; practice of medicine.
EMS Section members may send an email to all members of this section via the section e-list at acep_emergencymedicalservicesprehospitalcaresection@ConnectedCommunity.org
You can also access the engagED Emeergency Medical Services-Prehospital Care Section Community by clicking here.
Is your EMS system using vehicle crash data that is being transmitted to PSAP?
Is your EMS system using the vehicle crash data that is currently being shared by many of the automakers directly to 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and EMS dispatch personnel? This crash data is known as Advanced Automatic Collison Notification (AACN) and provides important information immediately after a crash that can be used by EMS crews as part of their patient assessment.
To learn more about how this crash data can be used in your system and earn free CME credit? Take the free online training course "Implementing AACN Protocols in EMS Systems."
Find additional information on AACN data and other resources on the AACN page.
Until Help Arrives
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is excited to help announce the Until Help Arrives program, which was developed to educate and empower the public to take action and provide lifesaving care before professional help arrives. We hope that you will find this information helpful in preparing to act when the need arises.
The Until Help Arrives program encourages the public to take these five steps in situations where someone may have a life-threatening injury due to trauma:
You can find more information on the Until Help Arrives program at www.ready.gov/untilhelparrives
The "Stop the Bleed" campaign is designed to provide civilians with the knowledge and tools to help control severe bleeding. Click here to find out how you can help start a "Stop the bleed" program in your local community.
"Stop The Bleed" Campaign Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIvl5qh-cGQ&feature=share
Lights and Siren Use by Emergency Medical Services (EMS):
National Disaster Life Support™ Foundation Advertisement (Download PDF)
An anonymous reporting and tracking system designed to help improve safety, quality, and consistent delivery of EMS.
Honeywell/ACEP Presentation on EMS Helicopter Air Medical Safety presented at the ACEP EMS and Air Medical Sections Luncheon at Scientific Assembly 2009, in Boston, MA.
