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41. The Training Pipeline for EMS Personnel in South Carolina - Resources
Date: Jun 2019

Results of a 2017-2018 survey of all South Carolina institutions and regional EMS training centers that prepare students to take national EMS certification exams. Features county-level maps showing numbers of graduates of programs for emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs (AEMTs), and paramedics, with breakdowns by rural or urban location.

...EMS training centers that prepare students to take national EMS certification exams. Features county-level...

42. State Flex Program Rural Emergency Medical Services Assessment Strategies - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Policy brief describing the emergency medical service (EMS) assessment projects and tools implemented by five State Flex Programs in Arizona, California, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin to improve the integration of EMS into rural systems of care. Identifies differences in EMS focused State Flex activities and collaborations to improve local and regional EMS capacity and performance.

...EMS into rural systems of care. Identifies differences in EMS focused State Flex activities and collaborations...

43. Rural Volunteer EMS: Reports from the Field - Resources
Date: Aug 2010

Explores the state of rural emergency medical services (EMS) by interviewing 49 local directors from all-volunteer rural services in 23 states. Addresses rural volunteers, recruitment and retention of EMTs, funding rural EMS agencies, billing, and more.

...EMS: Reports from the Field --- Explores the state of rural emergency medical services (EMS) by interviewing...

44. The EMS and Community Paramedic Workforces Respond to COVID-19 - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Results of a study in which 17 key informant experts shared their perspectives on how the emergency medical services (EMS) and community paramedicine (CP) workforces responded to COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic. Also describes how the pandemic has affected EMS and CP. Features statistics on participant characteristics, with breakdowns by rural and urban locations.

...EMS and Community Paramedic Workforces Respond to COVID-19 --- Results of a study in which...

45. HERO: Helping EMS in Rural Oregon - Funding
Deadline: Feb 27, 2026

Grants to rural and remote EMS agencies in Oregon to cover in-house training costs or to send staff to training that cannot be offered locally.

...EMS in Rural Oregon --- Grants to rural and remote EMS agencies in Oregon to cover...

46. Fostering a Culture of Resilient Rural EMS Webinar - Resources
Date: May 2022

Discusses the challenges experienced by rural emergency medical services (EMS) providers and ways to promote positive mental health. Includes commentary on Flex Programs and their role in supporting EMS providers. Transcript available below description.

...EMS Webinar --- Discusses the challenges experienced by rural emergency medical services (EMS) providers and ways...

47. Distance Education in EMS: A Literature Review and Rural/Urban Comparison - Resources - Archive
Date: 2007

Explores what is known about distance learning in EMS and how distance learning is being used to provide continuing education to EMS professionals in rural and urban areas. Includes recommendations for future development and application.

...EMS: A Literature Review and Rural/Urban Comparison --- Explores what is known about distance learning in EMS...

48. Adequacy of EMS Systems of Care Protocols for Adults with OHCA, STEMI & Stroke in Oregon: A Structured Review - Resources
Date: Oct 2016

Examines the emergency medical services (EMS) treatment protocols practiced in ambulance agencies in Oregon. Focuses on how they align with evidence-based practices for EMS treatment for adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction), and stroke. Includes rural/urban comparisons.

...EMS Systems of Care Protocols for Adults with OHCA, STEMI & Stroke in Oregon: A Structured...

49. Four Northwoods Towns Unite to Rebuild EMS — and Cut Response Times in Half - Resources
Added: Jun 2026

Discusses emergency medical service (EMS) access in rural Vilas County, Wisconsin. Includes a video about the service sharing agreement reached by 4 towns to provide EMS with full-time paramedics and EMTs.

...EMS — and Cut Response Times in Half --- Discusses emergency medical service (EMS) access in rural...

50. Rural EMS Regionalization - Opportunities and Policy Considerations - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Explores models of emergency medical services (EMS) at the state level. Includes a case study exploring successes in Minnesota and offers policy recommendations to overcome common rural EMS challenges.

...EMS Regionalization - Opportunities and Policy Considerations --- Explores models of emergency medical services (EMS) at the state...