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CDC: EMS and 9-1-1 Swine-Origin Influenza

A (H1N1) Infection Guidance     

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PRESS RELEASE

Contact: CDC Injury Center
(770) 488-4902

With the official digital publication of MMWR Recommendations and Reports, Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage today, we would like to share with you a number of digital resources.  First, you can download a PDF of the publication from the CDC MMWR web site at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_rr.html  ( The Guidelines document is the first Recommendations and Reports to be issued in 2009, so it appears at the top of the screen.)  Second, there is a podcast available regarding the Guidelines. It can be accessed by clicking here.   Furthermore, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control mounted a web site this morning which contains the field triage report and a variety of educational materials.  The web address is http://www.cdc.gov/fieldtriage  Finally, a press release was issued today at noon.  

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EMS and 9-1-1 Pandemic Influenza Guidance

• EMS Pandemic Flu Guidelines for Statewide Adoption
• Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol Development for 9-1-1 Personnel and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)

Final Draft of the National EMS Scope of Practice Model Now Posted:

The National Scope of Practice Model is part of an integrated plan to strengthen the infrastructure of EMS education as proposed in the EMS Education Agenda for the Future. For details of the Report, visit the SOP website.

NAEMSP's Press Release

EMS Report Summary

Hospital Emergency Care Report

Emergency Care for Children Summary

Institute of Medicine Reports Released

The Institute of Medicine report about Emergency Medical Services confirms the need to for strong EMS systems. However, EMS resources are limited, thus affecting the ability of EMS to respond. EMS should be actively supported and funded.

In order to develop high quality EMS, the National Association of EMS Physicians® believes that consistent funding is essential to ensure the viability and effectiveness of these systems.

NAEMSP strongly supports the IOM recommendation that EMS systems greatly benefit from physician oversight to ensure quality care and patient safety. Medical directors should have authority over all clinical and patient care aspects of the EMS system or service, with the specific job description dictated by local needs. EMS leaders and policy makers should use evidence-based decision-making based on a strong scientific methodology