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51. 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...

52. Promising Practice: GA SORH Looks at the Feasibility of EMS Regionalization in the State - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Reports on a study undertaken by the Georgia State Office of Rural Health (GA-SORH) and the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) to determine if regionalization of emergency medical services (EMS) among counties was feasible as a way to fill the gaps left from the closure of several rural hospitals in the state.

...EMS Regionalization in the State --- Reports on a study undertaken by the Georgia State Office...

53. Lights and Siren Use by Emergency Medical Services (EMS): Above All Do No Harm - Resources
Date: May 2017

Explores traditional reasons for EMS to use lights and sirens (L&S), with statistics and data from 2015 on 911 call incidents response and patient transport to medical facilities, with breakdowns by rural, suburban, urban, and wilderness locations. Also contains literature review of L&S-related articles from scholarly and non-peer reviewed journals.

...EMS): Above All Do No Harm --- Explores traditional reasons for EMS to use lights and sirens...

54. Emergency Medical Services Professionals' Attitudes about Community Paramedic Programs - Resources
Date: Jun 2017

Evaluates perceptions and attitudes of emergency medical services (EMS) professionals' understanding and willingness to participate in community paramedic programs. Includes demographic data for EMS professionals participating in the study by level of certification or licensure and total years of EMS experience. Provides information on EMS participants' work experiences, including the type of community and population served.

...EMS) professionals' understanding and willingness to participate in community paramedic programs. Includes demographic data for EMS...

55. Wisconsin EMS Agencies Interactive Map - Resources
Date: Aug 2017

Provides county-level data on emergency medical service (EMS) agencies in Wisconsin. Map is searchable by level of rurality, service license level, service type, county, and Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) region.

...EMS Agencies Interactive Map --- Provides county-level data on emergency medical service (EMS) agencies in Wisconsin...

56. Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Analyzes 2015 emergency medical services (EMS) data from 485 EMS agencies across the U.S. to describe the time period between a 9-1-1 call and EMS arrival, or response time. Includes EMS response time data for rural, suburban, and urban zip codes.

...EMS) data from 485 EMS agencies across the U.S. to describe the time period between...

57. Pulmonary Health in Rural America: Cause and Impact of Work-Related Lung Diseases - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 4, 2017

What's in the air in the rural workplace? From grain dust to rock dust to hospital cleaning chemicals, all these particles have potential to cause chronic lung diseases. But, there are keys to prevention. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS and paramedics – who are the first eyes on affected patients – along with other neighboring...

58. 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...

59. Rural Unintentional Injuries: They're Not Accidents – They're Preventable - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 29, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2017 MMWR Rural Series has featured several reports highlighting rural unintentional injuries as one of the top 5 leading causes of death. What are these "unintentional injuries"? How often are rural residents killed by them? Here's a look at the three leading causes of rural unintentional injuries. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS travels to a crash site and the distance from the crash site to the nearest...

60. EMS Response to Multiple Casualty Incidents: A Description of the EMS Responses to Multiple Casualty Incidents in Minnesota, 2014 - 2016 - Resources
Date: 2018

Analyzes emergency medical services (EMS) data to describe multiple casualty incidents (MCIs) in Minnesota from 2014 through 2016. Includes data on MCIs by age, race, gender, rural versus urban areas, provider first impression, and more. Compares response time benchmarks for rural and urban incidents. Offers data describing rural EMS staffing challenges.

...EMS staffing challenges. --- View more EMS Response to Multiple Casualty Incidents: A Description of the EMS...