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EMT Chapter 1.2
Key Events
Term | Definition |
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The President's Committee for Traffic Safety (1960s) | Identified the need to reduce injuries and deaths related to highway crashes |
Highway Safety Act of 1966 | Required each state to establish a highway safety program that met federal standards and included emergency services |
The Emergency Medical Services System Act of 1973 | Provided access to funding for EMS planning and implementation, personnel availability, and training |
National Emergency Medical Services Education and Practice Blueprint (1993) | A guide for development of national EMS training cirricula |
National EMS Core Content (2005) | Promotes universal knowledge and skills of EMS personnel |
National EMS Scope of Practice Model (2006) | Defines four levels of EMS licensure and the corresponding knowledged and skills at each level |
The Future of EMS Care: EMS at the Crossroads (2006) | There must be a nationwide common practice and knowledge of EMS |
CPR | Procedures were developed in 1960s and public information started being taught with BLS in the 1970s |