Citation

McSwain NE. Proc. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1977; 21: 340-346.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Five to ten years ago emergency medical services (EMS) were rendered by private enterprise, voluntary or funeral home ambulance services which provided transportation to the hospital only with little or no training for the attendants and delivering little or no medical care en route. With the emphasis that has been placed on adequate prehospital care and the development of an Emergency Medical Service System in the last several years, there has been a dramatic turnaround in Emergency Medical Services. In particular, the involvement by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Division of EMS under the direction of Dr. David Boyd and the impact of the Department of Transportation in their development of curricula both for the Emergency Medical Technician/Ambulance (EMT/A) and Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic (EMT/P) and in providing equipment for delivery of prehospital care and monies for training of prehospital care personnel have played a tremendous role in this turnaround of EMS.