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Medical Directors Council Documents & Resources
- Presentation: Spinal Immobilization - How Rigid Do We Need To Be? At the January 2012 NASEMSO Medical Directors Council meeting, Dr. George Lindbeck, VA State Medical Director for EMS and Trauma, examined the routine use of spinal immobilization by EMS in the field. His presentation cites evidence questioning if this time-honored EMS tradition is always best for the injured patient.
- NASEMSO, ACEP and NAEMSP Joint Statement on Role of State EMS Director Published in PreHospital Emergency Care Journal (06/01/10) "The Role of State Medical Direction in the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System: A Resource Document," by Carol A. Cunningham MD , Keith Wesley MD, Timothy D. Peterson, MD, MPH, Richard Alcorta, MD, Douglas F. Kupas, MD, Joe A. Nelson, DO, Peter Taillac, MD, and Jim Upchurch, MD, has been published in the July-September 2010 issue of PreHospital Emergency Care. This resource document provides a snapshot of the status of state EMS medical direction in our nation in 2007 and a projection of the achievable benchmarks for the role of the state EMS medical director in the future. As an informational resource, this tool will assist state EMS officials, legislators, laypersons, and partners within the emergency care system to comprehend, create or improve, and support the state EMS medical director position within their jurisdictions. The position statement, "Role of the State EMS Medical Director," that appears in this issue is based on this resource document. Article available here.
- EMS Medical Directors Professional Liability Insurance
- The Role of State Medical Direction in the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System (2010)
- Role of the State Medical Director Joint Position Statement by ACEP, NAEMSP and NASEMSO (2010)
- Regionalization of Care in Missouri's Emergency Care System (2010)
- The Burden of Stroke in Ohio - published by the Ohio Dept. of Health, American Heart Association, and American Stroke Association