Tag: EMS

  • May 7th, 2017

Vince Robbins, chair of the National EMS Advisory Council, discusses the panel’s role as a link between members of the EMS community and federal policymakers.  NEMSAC plays an important role in EMS. Authorized by Congress to provide recommendations to the US Department of Transportation (home of the NHTSA Office of EMS) and the Federal Interagency […]

  • February 10th, 2017

A new report highlights the importance of taking the EMS profession from one that simply collects data to one that turns those data into meaningful information that drives decision-making. Issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of EMS, the report, Beyond EMS Data Collection: Envisioning an Information-Driven Future , outlines some of the findings […]

  • February 10th, 2017

Latest edition of EMS Focus webinar series highlighting national data on EMS provider injuries, as well as local and national efforts to prevent them During a recent webinar hosted by the NHTSA Office of EMS, Audrey Reichard, an epidemiologist from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), discussed some of the research happening at the national […]

  • February 10th, 2017

Vince Robbins’ first meeting as chair of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC) certainly was exciting, as the council finalized seven advisories and recommended several more as drafts, on topics ranging from reimbursement to data collection. “This meeting was pretty remarkable because so many advisories came to completion after a year and a […]