APPENDIX 5.

EMS, EMSC AND INJURY PREVENTION RESOURCES

The advent of the computer and the Internet Age has brought literally thousands of resources directly to people’s homes via computers and the World Wide Web. Global search programs such as http://www.dogpile.com/ and hyperlinks that take you directly to documents of interest have made "Surfing the web" simple, interesting, fun and very productive. Below are some working examples of free information available on the web for EMTs and other Injury prevention researchers. If you are viewing this document on the WWW, just click on the blue hyperlinks to go straight to the topics that are listed along with the links. Information wants to be free; go get some. Happy surfing! If you are not currently using the Internet for communications and to obtain information, I urge you to try it as soon as possible. There are endless free resources out there for you.

Emergency Medical Services For Children.org

http://www.ems-c.org/index.htm

EMSC is a national initiative designed to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness or injury. Its goals are to ensure that state-of-the-art emergency medical care is available for all ill or injured children and adolescents; that pediatric services are well integrated into an emergency medical services (EMS) system; and that the entire spectrum of emergency services, including primary prevention of illness and injury, acute care, and rehabilitation, are provided to children and adolescents. A federal grant program supports state and local action.

EMSC Five-year Plan: 2001-2005

http://www.ems-c.org/products/frameproducts.htm

Abstract:
This publication establishes the goals and objectives for the EMSC Program for the years 2000 through 2005. Each goal is displayed in table format and includes a set of objectives, activities to accomplish each objective, mechanisms needed to reach each activity, and a time line. A list of national organizations that are potential participants in the implementation process is also included as well as baseline data where available. Single copies are provided free of charge.

Pediatric Emergency Care Course (PECC)

http://www.ems-c.org/products/frameproducts.htm

Abstract:
Containing the 2000 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for CPR, this revised curriculum offers a new approach to pediatric assessment, resuscitation, and treatment education. It should be used with AHA's Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course.

The American Trauma Society

http://www.amtrauma.org/links/

(Links page. An excellent resource, and all the links worked.)

 

 

EMS Agenda for the Future

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/ems/agenda/

The Vision:

Emergency medical services (EMS) of the future will be community-based health management that is fully integrated with the overall health care system. It will have the ability to identify and modify illness and injury risks, provide acute illness and injury care and follow-up, and contribute to treatment of chronic conditions and community health monitoring. This new entity will be developed from redistribution of existing health care resources and will be integrated with other health care providers and public health and public safety agencies. It will improve community health and result in more appropriate use of acute health care resources. EMS will remain the public's emergency medical safety net.

To realize this vision, continued development of
14 EMS attributes is required. They are:

 

 

U.S. Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Information on youth safety is available from the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, NRD-31,400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. NCSA information can also be obtained by telephone or by fax-on-demand at 1-800-934-8517. FAX messages should be sent to (202) 366-7078. Internet users at can access general information on highway traffic safety:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa.

To report a safety-related problem or to inquire about motor vehicle safety information, contact the Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

NHTSA: Trauma Vision Document Part 1 of 2

http://www.amtrauma.org/view.cfm?whatsnew_id=43

The Vision: Trauma systems of the future will enhance community health through an organized system of injury prevention, acute care and rehabilitation which is fully integrated with the public health system in a community. Trauma systems will not only possess the distinct ability to identify risk factors and related interventions to prevent injuries in a community, but will also clearly maximize the delivery of optimal resources for patients who ultimately need trauma care. The resources required for each component of a trauma system will be clearly identified and studied to ensure that all injured patients gain access to the appropriate level of care in a coordinated and cost-effective manner.

NHTSA: Trauma Vision Document Part 2 of 2

http://www.amtrauma.org/view.cfm?whatsnew_id=44

NCSA: National Center for Statistics and Analysis

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/factshet.html

NCSA is responsible for providing a wide range of analytical and statistical support to NHTSA and the traffic safety community, through data collection, analysis, and crash investigation activities.

Fatality information is derived from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS includes motor vehicle traffic crashes that result in fatality to a vehicle occupant or nonmotorist, from injuries resulting from a traffic crash, that occur within 30 days of the crash.

ICAN/National Center on Child Fatality

http://child.cornell.edu/ncfr/home.html#ncfr

ICAN/National Center on Child Fatality Review Mission Statement:

The mission of the ICAN/National Center on Child Fatality Review (ICAN/NCFR) is to prevent severe and fatal trauma, abuse and neglect of children.

The mission of the ICAN/NCFR will be carried out through the establishment, support and expansion of a national network of multi-agency, multi-disciplinary, local, regional and state Child Fatality Review Teams.

The Injury Prevention Web

http://www.injurypreventionweb.org/

The Injury Prevention Web hosts the web sites of several agencies and organizations working to prevent injuries. This site contains a weekly literature update of recent journal articles and agency reports, injury data for every U.S. state, more than 1400 links to government and non-profit injury prevention sites worldwide, suggestions of books for your library, the gateway for information about scheduled NIITS teleconference sessions, and listings of jobs in the injury research and prevention field.

Children’s Safety Network

http://www.edc.org/HHD/csn/

CSN is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration.

American Association of Suicidology

http://www.suicidology.org/index.html

U.S.A. SUICIDE: 1999 OFFICIAL FINAL DATA

The American Association of Suicidology, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. This site is designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including AAS members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis.

The Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure

http://www.fscip.org/

The Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure (FSCIPCC) is a non-profit educational group dedicated to the prevention, care and cure of spinal cord injuries through public awareness, education and funding research. Founded by its current Chairman Ronald R. Gilbert, FSCIPCC is committed to improving the quality of care for persons with serious spinal cord injuries and to raising funds that support the search for a cure.

FSCIPCC is comprised of victims of spinal cord injuries and their families, persons dedicated to the prevention, care and cure of SCI and professionals who provide free counsel to SCI victims.

The FSCIPCC provides SCI victims with information about: the facts of spinal cord injuries; prevention of SCI injuries; care of SCI victims; ongoing SCI research for a cure; financing and managing disability-related expenses;  liability, compensation and your rights; legal options available; and accessing professionals and organizations that will provide free help and counsel.

VINCENTweb!

Violence and Injury Control through
Education, Networking and Training
on the World Wide Web

http://www.sph.unc.edu/vincentweb/

Sponsored by:

The Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Free introductory course on injury prevention and control contains material from the June 6, 1997 videoconference, "Getting Started in Injury Control and Violence Prevention" presented in a web-based format that expands upon and supplements the televised program.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

http://www.hwysafety.org/

©2001, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute are independent, nonprofit, research and communications organizations funded by auto insurers and dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths, injuries, and property losses.

STATUS REPORT SPECIAL ISSUE: DRIVER DEATH RATES

http://www.hwysafety.org/sr_ddr/sr3507_detail.htm

Driver fatality rates: Vehicles in model years 1994-97, for driver fatalities

(Death rates for vehicles in model years 1994-1997. Very useful table.)

FATALITY FACTS: PASSENGER VEHICLES
as of October 2001 (Note: The graphic below was reproduced from the following web site)

http://www.hwysafety.org/safety%5Ffacts/fatality%5Ffacts/passveh.htm#

 

FATALITY FACTS: PASSENGER VEHICLES
as of October 2001
PDF of this document

By far the largest number of motor vehicle deaths are occupants of passenger vehicles including cars, the popular passenger vans often referred to as minivans, pickups, utility vehicles, and cargo/large passenger vans. The likelihood of crash death varies markedly among these vehicle types according to size. Small/light vehicles have less structure and size to absorb crash energy, so more injurious forces can reach their occupants in crashes. People in lighter vehicles are at a disadvantage in collisions with heavier vehicles. Pickups and utility vehicles are proportionally more likely than cars to be in fatal single-vehicle crashes, especially rollovers. However, pickups and utility vehicles generally are heavier than cars, so occupant deaths are less likely to occur in multiple-vehicle crashes.

National Association of State EMS Medical Directors

http://www.nasemsd.org/

NASEMSD MISSION: "Providing leadership and support to develop effective EMS systems throughout the nation and formulate national EMS policy, and to foster communication and sharing among state EMS directors."

Challenges of Rural Emergency Medical Services

http://www.nasemsd.org/rural_emergency_medical_servic.html

Opinion Survey of State EMS Directors

June 22, 2000

Table 1: Coverage by Population and Geography

 

Coverage Statewide Population

Coverage Rural Population

Coverage Statewide Geography

Coverage Rural Geography

EMT

88.29%

88.00%

90.36%

90.03%

EMT-Paramedic

72.77%

47.33%

55.62%

46.35%

Appropriate Medical Oversight

76.56%

69.26%

71.77%

66.56%

911

79.67%

76.67%

79.57%

77.60%

Enhanced (911)

81.86%

67.20%

73.06%

68.76%

Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD)

54.85%

39.57%

47.93%

41.93%

QI or QA for EMS Providers

64.26%

55.70%

60.32%

54.48%

 

(Note: This table was reproduced from the Web site cited above.)

 

Trauma Watch

A News Publication for the Trauma Care Community

By the American Trauma Society

Trauma Watch

Trauma Watch, a news publication for the trauma care community. This new biweekly publication is a product of the Trauma Information Exchange Program (TIEP), a CDC-funded program of the American Trauma Society in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy.

The mission of TIEP is to foster the use and exchange of information by trauma institutions to improve trauma care. TIEP will maintain a Trauma Center Inventory in a secure, password-protected website, to include all trauma centers in the U.S. designated by a legally authorized agency within a state or verified by the American College of Surgeons. Our goal is that this private TIEP website will become a vehicle for communication and information sharing among trauma centers. Future TIEP plans include the addition of trauma system data to the Inventory and development of a Trauma Care Status Report that can be updated on a regular basis.

In the meantime, be sure to check back every two weeks for the latest issue of Trauma Watch.

Safetyforum.com

Safety Forum

On January 28, 2002, Goodyear announced a replacement program in a letter to the NHTSA, but denied that the tires being replaced were defective. The letter advised that Goodyear would replace for free some of its earlier design LT245/75R16 and LT235/85R15 Load Range E tires, which were sold under various brand names, with its latest design brand Load Range E tires, but noted that the replacement
program is limited to tires on only a few vehicles.

Goodyear's program is confined to cover tires on 15 passenger vans and ambulances. Other registered owners of LT235/85R15 tires will not even receive notification letters, in spite of reports of fatalities and serious injuries in other vehicles such as pick-up trucks and vans that are not 15 passenger vans.

Ford Explorers Roll Over 4 Times More Often Than Other SUV's When Tires Fail 

Safety Forum
The analysis of NHTSA's database focused on 3,533 reports that identify the make and model of the vehicle on which Firestone tires failed.   The analysis reveals that 2,450 tire failures on Ford Explorers produced 306 rollovers, a rollover-to-tire-failure rate of 13 percent.  Other Ford SUV's and light trucks had a rollover-to-tire-failure rate of 5 percent (507 failures produced 24 rollovers).  All other SUV's and light trucks had a rollover-to-tire-failure rate of only 3 percent (416 failures produced 12 rollovers).  All other vehicles, primarily automobiles, had a  rollover-to-tire-failure rate of 2 percent (160 failures produced four rollovers). 

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