Toolkits Search Results for: EMS

1. Defining Community Paramedicine - RHIhub Toolkit
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Learn what community paramedicine is and the different components of a community paramedicine program.

...EMS program may be too costly to maintain. Standalone or third-party EMS. Some EMS...

2. Community Paramedicine Models for Reducing Use of Emergency Resources - RHIhub Toolkit
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Describes community paramedicine programs that focus on high utilizers and other patients who are not well-served by emergency medical service transportation to the emergency department.

...EMS) generally involve rapid response to the scene, life-saving or stabilizing measures, and then...

3. A Mass Shooting in a Small Texas Town Shows the Importance of a Coordinated, Team-Based Response – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how District 1 Fire and Rescue responded to a mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas in November of 2017.

...EMS took over a volunteer EMS service shortly after the incident and now has 4 EMS...

4. Tornadoes Tear a Swath Through Western Kentucky Leaving Scores of Rural Communities in Need of Help – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how Jackson Purchase Medical Center and the West Kentucky Healthcare Coalition responded to an EF4 tornado that caused catastrophic damage in numerous communities in Kentucky in December 2021.

...EMS), and disaster personnel. The response was supported by existing relationships and collaborative partnerships to get resources...

5. Strategies for Sustaining Community Paramedicine Programs - RHIhub Toolkit
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Learn about strategies that rural programs can use to sustain community paramedicine programs.

...EMS providers, new opportunities for reimbursement may be possible from traditional healthcare payers. Payers are interested...

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

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

...EMS roles. It is important that rural communities consider these rural EMS characteristics and challenges...

7. AUGMENT Tele-ED/EMS: A Telehealth Program to Support Rural Emergency Rooms and Emergency Medical Services in Vermont - RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how Garfield Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) in Panguitch, Utah, responded to a tour bus crash in a remote area of the state near Bryce Canyon Nation Park in September 2019.

...EMS. Using the same platform, EMS agencies in the field with a patient can connect...

8. COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccination Efforts by the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical Services – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
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...

9. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Mass Casualty Incidents - RHIhub Toolkit
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about preparing for, responding to, and recovering from mass casualty incidents in rural communities.

...EMS) in rural areas related to planning and preparing for mass casualty incidents. Although mass...

10. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Infectious Disease Outbreaks - RHIhub Toolkit
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about historical infectious disease outbreaks and how rural communities can prepare for, respond to, and recover from future infectious disease outbreaks.

...EMS precautions Developing healthcare coalitions Utilizing exercises and planning tools The Hospital Personal Protective Equipment...