TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Communications and Dispatching A1 - Sporer, Karl A. A1 - Govindarajan, Prasanthi A2 - Cooney, Derek R. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Cooney's EMS Medicine AB - Emergency medical services (EMS) systems were developed in the early 1970s when federal resources were made available to provide for creation of the prehospital system infrastructure.1 A few years following the development of the EMS systems, NHTSA with the assistance from NASEMSD (National Association of State EMS Directors) developed a two-tiered statewide communication plan which was adapted to satisfy communication needs within EMS systems while also providing for compatibility and interoperability with other EMS components.2 Although the need for creating a communication infrastructure was recognized early and the system-level elements are well understood by the planning committee members, the various components of EMS communications are less understood by providers of emergency care systems. The common misconception related to emergency communication is that it is thought to involve exchange of information for medical control purposes when in fact, the actual process includes any exchange of the information between providers or between providers and the public or between emergency care providers and public safety agencies. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126789972 ER -