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EMS News & ResourcesCDC Releases Updated Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients
(01/12/12) CDC has released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports on the 2011 Guidelines (2011 Guidelines) for Field Triage of Injured Patients.
The 2011 Guidelines are an update of the guidance recommended in the 2006 Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients. The new version provides changes to the decision scheme for EMS providers who care for and transport patients injured from motor vehicle crashes, falls, penetrating injuries, and other injury mechanisms each day in our nation’s communities. FICEMS Releases 2011 National EMS Assessment(12/28/11) The Federal Interagency Committee for Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) has released the 2011 National EMS Assessment, downloadable here. Sponsored by FICEMS and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the report provides the first ever comprehensive description of emergency medical services, EMS emergency preparedness and 911 systems at state and national levels using existing data sources. NASEMSO members contributed a significant amount of data to make the assessment possible. read more |
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