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Office of Emergency Medical Services
The mission of the NHTSA Office of EMS is to reduce death and disability by providing leadership and coordination to the EMS community in assessing, planning, developing, and promoting comprehensive, evidence-based emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems.

	Configurations of EMS Systems: A Pilot Study
	Brochure: Emergency Medical Services 24/7 Care - Everywhere
	Feasibility for an EMS Workforce Safety and Health Surveillance System
	Emergency Medical Services Outcomes Evaluation
	National Registration and the Continuing Competence of EMT-Paramedics
	Guide for Interfacility Patient Transfer
	Order EMS Publications and Materials


Announcement of Grant Availability to Help States Upgrade 9-1-1 Services
NHTSA and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced on June 5, 2009, the Notice of Funding Availability for more than $40 million in grants to help states and territories improve their 9-1-1 call centers.

	Read the announcement


National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC)
Established in December of 2006, NEMSAC is a nationally recognized council of EMS representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to NHTSA.

	DOT Secretary Peters Appoints First NEMSAC Members - January 2008
	National EMS Advisory Council Formed - April 2007


Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS)
FICEMS was established in 2005 to ensure coordination among Federal agencies involved with State, local, tribal, and regional emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems.

	Meeting Minutes: June 2007
	Meeting Minutes: December 2006


National EMS Information System (NEMSIS)
Established in 2001, NEMSIS is a project to create a national EMS database that contains standardized data elements from local and state EMS agencies from across the nation.

	nemsis.org Home Page


Pandemic Influenza Preparedness

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


EMS Update Newsletter

	March 2007 Issue
	Fall 2006 Issue
	March 2006 Inagural Issue


National Standard Curricula
Standards, guidelines and curricula for the nation's EMS providers.

	Download US DOT NSC


EMS Education Agenda Implementation

	EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach
	National EMS Core Content
	National EMS Scope of Practice Model


The EMS System

	A Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)Systems
	Trauma System Agenda for the Future
	EMS Agenda for the Future - Brochure
	EMS Agenda for the Future (1996)
	EMS Agenda for the Future - Implementation Plan (1998)
	EMS National Research Agenda (html)
	EMS National Research Agenda (pdf version)


The EMS Workforce
Promoting a sufficient, stable and well-trained workforce and enhancing the health and safety of all EMS providers.

	Emergency Medical Services Workforce for the 21st Century Project
	Reporting Extrication-Related Deployment of Automotive Safety Equipment

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First Responder Roadside Vehicle Safety (5/21/08)

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