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41. Emergency Medical Services (EMS): A Look at Disparities in Funding and Outcomes - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Details disparities related to rurality, income, sex, and race in emergency medical services (EMS) funding, staffing, and patient outcomes. Provides a case study of local EMS agencies in 11 California counties, highlighting challenges rural agencies face related to funding and quality of care.

...EMS) funding, staffing, and patient outcomes. Provides a case study of local EMS agencies in 11 California...

42. County Offers Leave for EMS Volunteers - News
Date: Jul 15, 2026

A North Dakota county has changed an employee policy to allow county staff to use leave from work for volunteer ambulance service. The change is intended to increase the pool of emergency medical service (EMS) volunteers. Notes that volunteers are common for staffing rural EMS. Source: National Association of Counties County News.

...EMS) volunteers. Notes that volunteers are common for staffing rural EMS. Source: National Association of Counties...

43. How EMS in Rural Methow Valley, Washington, Coped with a Devastating Wildfire - Resources
Date: Oct 2014

Describes the emergency medical service (EMS) response in the aftermath of a wildfire, in which patients and providers were cut off from hospitals, 911 coverage, and power. Shows the importance of advanced preparedness and planning by rural EMS agencies.

...EMS agencies. --- How EMS in Rural Methow Valley, Washington, Coped with a Devastating Wildfire Describes...

44. Livingston County Help For Seniors - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jan 20, 2026

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

...EMS trainings — many of which are still hosted on the Monroe-Livingston Regional EMS Council...

45. Emergency Medical Services Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach - Resources
Date: Jun 2000

Shares a vision for an emergency medical services (EMS) education system that emphasizes the integration of EMS within the overall healthcare system. Discusses a systems approach to EMS education to enhance consistency of instructional quality. Identifies limitations of EMS education and proposed solutions.

...EMS) education system that emphasizes the integration of EMS within the overall healthcare system. Discusses...

46. 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...

47. Rural and Frontier EMS Town Hall Meeting Summary - Resources - Archive
Date: 2007

Highlights several town hall meetings that were conducted by the Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center during which rural EMS providers identified issues of concern to their local agency. Topics covered include funding, advocacy, recruitment and retention, training, and public awareness of the emergency medical technician (EMT) profession.

...EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center during which rural EMS providers identified issues of concern...

48. EMS Programs Face Many Challenges. In Rural Colorado, the Hurdles Are Even Higher. - News
Date: Aug 24, 2026

Describes challenges in emergency medicine services (EMS) delivery in Colorado and how EMS agencies across the state are supported. Discusses long response times, mobile training methods, community outreach and volunteers, and rural blood shortages. Source: University of Colorado Anschutz Health Science.

...EMS) delivery in Colorado and how EMS agencies across the state are supported. Discusses long...

49. 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...

50. 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...