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211. Rural Emergency Medical Service Providers Perceptions on the Causes of and Solutions to the Opioid Crisis: A Qualitative Assessment - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Study examining the perspectives of rural emergency medical service (EMS) providers on key issues related to the opioid crisis, including prescription, ease of access to opioids, socioeconomic vulnerability, mental health, and lack of alternative treatment options. Discusses qualitative data taken from 123 surveys addressing perceived causes and solutions to the crisis.

...EMS) providers on key issues related to the opioid crisis, including prescription, ease of access...

212. National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Summary, April 11-13, 2022 - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Summarizes the 90th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held virtually. Presents an overview of the meeting's two areas of focus: 1) national, state, and tribal perspectives on access to emergency medical services (EMS) in rural America and 2) rural human services programs and emerging issues.

...EMS) in rural America and 2) rural human services programs and emerging issues. --- National Advisory...

213. Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: May 14, 2025

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to emergency preparedness and response for rural communities. Includes information on resources available for rural communities encountering emergency management challenges, emergency preparedness requirements for rural healthcare facilities, communication planning, and multiple tools and resources for preparedness planning for individuals, healthcare facilities, and communities in rural America.

...EMS). Some rural areas lack local public health departments and instead rely on state public...

214. Epidemiology of 911 Calls for Opioid Overdose in Nogales, Arizona - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

Presents a study reviewing the 911 calls pertaining to opioid overdose in the Nogales, AZ area. Details the prehospital care received in the rural, borderland community and evaluates EMS's adherence to naloxone distribution protocol.

...EMS's adherence to naloxone distribution protocol. --- Epidemiology of 911 Calls for Opioid Overdose in Nogales...

215. The Two Georgias: Addressing Health Equity in Rural Georgia - Resources
Date: 2016

A series of articles discussing health disparities between rural and urban Georgia. Includes sections devoted to literature reviews, qualitative research, population science, needs assessments, and public health practices. Topics range from rural hospital closure, access and use of EMS services, and teen pregnancy, to social determinants of health as connected to childcare programs.

...EMS services, and teen pregnancy, to social determinants of health as connected to childcare programs...

216. Geographic Variation in Trauma Deaths in Rural Illinois: A Hypothesis about Trauma Deserts - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Analyzes the relationship between trauma deserts and trauma mortality in Illinois counties. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons of mortality rates due to various health conditions, as well as driving distances to the nearest emergency medical services (EMS) by county.

...EMS) by county. --- Geographic Variation in Trauma Deaths in Rural Illinois: A Hypothesis about Trauma...

217. Rural Communities and Emergency Preparedness - Resources - Archive
Date: Apr 2002

Discusses rural considerations in emergency preparedness. Covers involvement of State Offices of Rural Health in bioterrorism preparedness. Discusses rural public health and EMS preparedness issues.

...EMS preparedness issues. --- Rural Communities and Emergency Preparedness Archived Resource This item is of historical...

218. Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural & Frontier Emergency Medical Services in the U.S. Health System - Resources - Archive
Date: 2007

Compares the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Future of Emergency Care reports with previous work on rural health and with the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future and HRSA Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation document. Identifies similarities and overlaps of the recommendations and approaches.

...EMS Agenda for the Future and HRSA Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation document. Identifies...

219. Indiana Naloxone Administration Heatmap - Resources
Reviewed: Apr 2026

An interactive map showing the locations of naloxone use administered and reported by emergency medical services (EMS) in the state of Indiana. Presents data from 2014 to the past 30 days that can be filtered by time blocks, and weekday or weekend.

...EMS) in the state of Indiana. Presents data from 2014 to the past 30 days...

220. The Association of Crash Response Times and Deaths at the Crash Scene: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using the 2019 National Emergency Medical Service Information System - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Compares EMS response times with rates of crash scene deaths by rural and urban region and by rush and non-rush hour periods. Breaks down the demographic characteristics of the people involved in the crash, such as age, sex, substances involved, and injuries, as well as mortality and rurality, among other measures.

...EMS response times with rates of crash scene deaths by rural and urban region and by rush...