| Title | Characterizing Local EMS Systems |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48312 |
| Personal Name Creator |
MacKenzie, Ellen J.; Carlini, Anthony R. |
| Corporate Creator | Johns Hopkins University. School of Public Health. Center for Injury Research and Policy |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20130800 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Emergency medical services (EMS) systems are configured differently depending on several factors, including the size, demographics, geography, and politics of the local communities they serve. Although some information exists about the organization, financing, and delivery of EMS in the Nation’s 200 largest cities, there is less information available about how services are organized outside large urban areas, in which 75 percent of the nation’s population resides. There is little evidence to support alternative system designs and configurations in terms of their impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery. To this end, there is a need to document the variation in system configurations so they may be evaluated on a common basis. |
| Rosap ID | dot:1953 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1953 |
| TRT Terms | Emergency medical services; Demographics; Geography; Political factors; Size; Systems analysis; Emergencies; Socioeconomic areas |
| General Subjects | Emergency medical services (EMS); EMS Systems |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTNH22-08-H-00194 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 811 824 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48300/48312/811824.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |