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141. Rural Emergency Medical Services Perspectives on Improving Acute Stroke Care: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Examines barriers and facilitators to timely and high-quality acute stroke care in rural communities via interviews with 12 rural EMS professionals in North Carolina. Discusses topics including comprehensive stroke assessment, destination decision protocols, communication between EMS and hospital staff, transport distances, limited staffing, and more.

...EMS professionals in North Carolina. Discusses topics including comprehensive stroke assessment, destination decision protocols, communication...

142. Evaluation of Rural vs Urban Trauma Patients Served by 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Evaluates differences in rural and urban emergency medical services (EMS) using injury severity, care process, and mortality among injured patients based on data from rural and urban Oregon and Washington. Addresses distance to trauma centers, EMS structures, timing of death, and other factors.

...EMS) using injury severity, care process, and mortality among injured patients based on data from...

143. Wyoming's Ground Emergency Medical Services - A Primer on Operations, Costs and Potential Revenue - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Report describes Wyoming's emergency medical services (EMS) economic landscape and makes recommendations to improve long-term financial sustainability. Details EMS costs and revenue across the state by demographics and geography.

...EMS) economic landscape and makes recommendations to improve long-term financial sustainability. Details EMS costs...

144. 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...

145. Rural Virginia EMS Crews Train for Roadside Deliveries as Labor, Delivery Units Close - News
Date: Aug 1, 2026

Rural emergency management service crews in Virginia have received training for delivering babies on roadsides. There have been recent increases in roadside deliveries following closure of rural labor and delivery departments in some hospitals. Source: WSLS.

...EMS Crews Train for Roadside Deliveries as Labor, Delivery Units Close --- Rural emergency management service...

146. 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...

147. Minnesota Gaps Analysis of Rural Ambulance Resources - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Presents the results of a survey to identify knowledge and resources to support rural emergency medical services (EMS) sustainability in Minnesota. Includes information on gaps in knowledge and resources broken down by topic areas such as recruitment and retention, education, leadership development, and more. Also provides recommendations on next steps to support data gathering and strategic planning efforts to improve rural EMS sustainability in the state.

...EMS) sustainability in Minnesota. Includes information on gaps in knowledge and resources broken down by topic...

148. National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Presque Isle, Maine, September 9-11, 2001 - Resources - Archive
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. --- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services...

149. Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

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...

150. Prehospital Time for Patients with Acute Cardiac Complaints: A Rural Health Disparity - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Reviews 428,054 emergency medical services (EMS) instances between January 2013 and May 2018 related to acute cardiac complaints to examine differences in time spent between EMS dispatch and hospital arrival for rural and urban patients. Discusses inequities in time to care by age, sex, transport mode, and patient status.

...EMS) instances between January 2013 and May 2018 related to acute cardiac complaints to examine...