TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Physician Field Response
A1  - Lyng, John W.
A1  - Cooney, Derek R.
A2  - Cooney, Derek R.
PY  - 2016
T2  - Cooney's EMS Medicine
AB  - Although  physicians  are  not  the  primary  providers  of  prehospital  care  in  the  United  States,  field  response  capability  is  still  considered  an  essential  component  of  a  modern  EMS  system.  As  discussed  in  Chapter  29,  the  EMS  physician  must  be  prepared  to  go  to  the  scene  to  ensure  the  quality  of  the  care  in  the  system  through  direct  observation,  provide  emergency  response  for  mass  casualty  situations,  and  provide  advanced  level  care  in  some  infrequent  circumstances.  In  order  to  perform  these  various  field  activities,  the  EMS  physician  must  first  be  able  to  respond  to  the  field.  Several  methods  of  transporting  the  EMS  physician  to  a  scene  are  available.  The  EMS  physician  could  drive  their  private  vehicle  to  a  scene,  or  a  field  supervisor  vehicle  or  law  enforcement  vehicle  could  be  used  to  pick  up  and  deliver  the  EMS  physician  to  a  scene.  Unfortunately  these  solutions  achieve  the  task  of  delivering  the  EMS  physician  but  do  not  simultaneously  deliver  the  equipment  needed  by  the  EMS  physician  to  perform  their  mission.  A  more  efficient  and  effective  deployment  of  the  EMS  physician  can  be  accomplished  by  providing  the  EMS  physician  with  a  specially  designed,  equipped,  and  dedicated  EMS  physician  response  vehicle  (PRV).  Various  EMS  systems  have  implemented  such  vehicles  into  their  fleet  and  include  the  EMS  PRV  as  a  deployable  asset  in  many  circumstances.  The  ideal  EMS  PRV  will  allow  for  the  safe,  rapid,  and  efficient  delivery  of  the  EMS  physician  and  associated  specialty  equipment  to  the  scene.  The  development  of  such  an  asset  must  be  a  careful  and  thoughtful  undertaking,  as  there  are  many  factors  that  must  be  considered  as  the  vehicle  is  designed,  built,  and  equipped  in  order  to  create  an  end  product  that  meets  the  needs  of  the  EMS  physician  and  the  EMS  system.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126791188
ER  -