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111. Trauma Training Initiative Teaches Rural Laypeople How to "Stop the Bleed" - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 3, 2018

On average, rural residents wait twice as long for emergency medical services than urban residents. Stop the Bleed is a trauma training initiative that teaches laypeople how to pack wounds and apply tourniquets in order to improve survival rates until medical attention arrives. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS personnel serving rural Nebraska. "A lot of our rural EMS are volunteers," she said...

112. "This Is Not My Grandmother's Summer": Mitigating the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat in Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 20, 2023

The health impacts of extreme heat events are being felt by both urban and rural populations. But experts say the factors contributing to urban and rural susceptibility may differ significantly — and some of the most promising strategies for mitigating the impacts in urban areas may not be as useful in sparsely populated rural counties. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS HeatTracker [no longer available online], released in August on the National EMS Information System...

113. Livingston County Help For Seniors - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: May 2, 2020

The EMS of Livingston County, NY were equipped through vodcast trainings on how to screen older adults for unmet healthcare needs.

...EMS of Livingston County, NY were equipped through vodcast trainings on how to screen older...

114. COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccination Efforts by the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical Services – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical Services managed the rural vaccine distribution and administration to first responders throughout the state in 2020.

...EMS) partnered with the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to set up a travel...

115. The Role of First Responders in Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response - RHIhub Toolkits - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about the considerations for first responders in rural preparedness and response.

...EMS roles. For detailed information on rural EMS services, see, the Rural Emergency Medical Services...

116. National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Presque Isle, Maine, September 9-11, 2001 - Resources
Date: Sep 2001

Minutes from a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting addressing the following topics: an update from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, a report being prepared on the rural safety net, federal emergency medical services (EMS) activity, and Maine EMS services.

...EMS) activity, and Maine EMS services. --- View more National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human...

117. Traumatic Injury and Access to Care in Rural Areas: Leveraging Linked Data and Geographic Information Systems for Planning and Advocacy - Resources
Date: Sep 2019

Analyzes county-level data representing traumatic injury rates in rural Colorado. Discusses challenges to trauma care in rural areas, including distance to trauma centers, rates of injury, prevention resources, EMS response times, and limited EMS capacity. Includes county-level maps showing transportation time to trauma centers, mortality rates, and hospitalization rates for traumatic injury.

...EMS response times, and limited EMS capacity. Includes county-level maps showing transportation time to trauma...

118. Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2025

Monthly journal providing information and resources for emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency medical service (EMS) administrators, fire rescuers, public safety officials, and law enforcement officers. Includes articles on rural EMS issues.

...EMS) administrators, fire rescuers, public safety officials, and law enforcement officers. Includes articles on rural...

119. Rural EMS COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Provides a checklist for rural response agencies to evaluate their current level of preparedness and identify areas that need additional action to better respond to COVID-19. Covers planning, strategy, personal protective equipment and supplies, workforce and recruiting, and funding.

...EMS COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist --- Provides a checklist for rural response agencies to evaluate their...

120. Emergency Medical Services Outcome Measurement Strategies for State Flex Programs - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Presents a framework regarding emergency medical services (EMS) outcome measurement for State Flex Programs (SFPs). Outlines a series of sequential steps, including identifying the needs to be addressed, educational programming, developing shared learning collaboratives/cohorts to support performance improvement, and implementing interventions. Offers practical examples of EMS performance improvement activities with short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes.

...EMS) outcome measurement for State Flex Programs (SFPs). Outlines a series of sequential steps, including...