Emergency Medical Services

This hand out is about the steps Airway Management of the Trauma Victim.

A Checklist about Ambulance Operations

To improve the lives of all Americans, we provide public health education in a variety of ways. We're the nation's leader in CPR education training. We help people understand the importance of healthy lifestyle choices. We provide science-based treatment guidelines to healthcare professionals to help them provide quality care to their patients. We educate lawmakers, policymakers and the public as we advocate for changes to protect and improve the health of our communities.

CPR is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack or near drowning, in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

CHEMM enables first responders, first receivers, other healthcare providers, and planners to plan, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of mass casualty incidents involving chemicals. Also to provide a comprehensive, user-friendly, web-based resource that is also downloadable in advance, so that it would be available during an event if the internet is not accessible.

in close partnership with first responders at all levels, FRG identifies, validates, and facilitates the fulfillment of needs through the use of existing and merging technologies, knowledge products, and standards. Prioritized areas of FRG focus and initiatives include: making first responders safer, helping first responders share data and critical information, helping first responders communicate through interoperability. and engaging, communicating and partnering with first responders.

Journal of Emergency Medical Services leads the industry in providing the EMS advanced provider, instructor and administrator with clinical breakthroughs. product reviews, continuing education and more.

To serve as the National EMS Certification organization by providing a valid, uniform process to assess the knowledge and skills required for competent practice by EMS professionals throughout their careers and by maintaining a registry of certification status.

From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Outreach Activities & Resources is guide about emergency and disaster preparedness for special populations.

WISER is a system designed to assist emergency responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice.