RT Book, Section
A1 Sporer, Karl A.
A1 Govindarajan, Prasanthi
A2 Cooney, Derek R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126789972
T1 Communications and Dispatching
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=1126789972
RD 2024/04/20
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.