TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Emergency Medical Services
A1  - Mechem, C. Crawford
A2  - Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2  - Ma, O. John
A2  - Yealy, Donald M.
A2  - Meckler, Garth D.
A2  - Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2  - Cline, David M.
A2  - Thomas, Stephen H.
PY  - 2020
T2  - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
AB  - EMS  is  the  extension  of  emergency  medical  care  into  the  prehospital  setting.  Today’s  EMS  systems  have  their  roots  in  legislative  and  clinical  developments  of  the  1960s  and  1970s.  The  1966  report  “Accidental  Death  and  Disability—The  Neglected  Disease  of  Modern  Society”  highlighted  the  deficiencies  of  prehospital  care  of  trauma  victims,  attributable  to  inadequate  equipment  and  training.  Until  that  time,  more  than  half  of  ambulance  services  were  run  by  funeral  homes  because  hearses  were  among  the  few  vehicles  able  to  transport  a  stretcher.  The  National  Highway  Safety  Act  of  1966  established  the  Department  of  Transportation  and  made  it  the  lead  agency  responsible  for  upgrading  EMS  systems  nationwide.1  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166525666
ER  -