RT Book, Section A1 Cooney, Derek R. SR Print(0) ID 1126788610 T1 Preface T2 Cooney's EMS Medicine YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071775649 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126788610 RD 2024/03/28 AB The practice of EMS Medicine continues to evolve, bringing greater expectations of the physicians who provide field care and medical oversight. Physicians are integral components in the medical direction of ambulance agencies, fire departments, rescue squads, law enforcement organizations, and emergency management agencies. Physician field response is becoming a more regular component of modern EMS systems and EMS physicians are becoming more defined in their scope of practice. The breadth of knowledge and skills required to serve as a competent EMS physician is unique and rapidly expanding. The advent of board-certification, start of ACGME-accreditation of fellowship programs, and the continuous broadening of the clinical practice of EMS Medicine has made the formal study of the art and practice even more essential than ever before.