Index
A
Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society 6, 19, 23, 215
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant 243
Advanced Cardiac Life Support 26
Advanced Life Support 90
Afghanistan 5, 72
African Medical and Research Foundation 37
Airlie House Conference 24, 49, 96
Alabama 24, 285, 288
Alaska 310
Ambulance Association of America 34, 64, 217, 218, 219
Ambulance Patient Offload Times (APOT) 169
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 216
American Academy of Pediatrics 130
American Ambulance Association 63, 109, 285, 287
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 130
American College of Emergency Physicians 27, 80, 110, 165, 285, 287
American College of Paramedic Executives 126
American College of Surgeons 40, 42, 216
American Heart Association 63, 130, 219
American Journal of Public Health 175
American Medical Association 13, 23, 26, 34, 35, 39, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 216, 217, 218, 219, 241, 242, 244, 387
American Red Cross 19
American Samoa 310
American Society of Anesthesiologists 24, 216
American Trauma Society 130
Arizona 310
Arkansas 310
Articles of Confederation 272
Association of Air Medical Services 130, 287
Association of Critical Care Transport 287
Augmented Reality 385
Austria 50
B
Background Checks 325, 326
Bakehouse, Jeanne-Marie 288
Balance Billing 182
Baltimore City Hospital 48
Banks, MD, Sam 4, 23, 24, 39
Benson, MD, Donald 9, 10, 25
Biden, President Joseph 103
Block Grants 27, 74
Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification 28, 118
Boyd, MD, David 24, 33
Brandes, Roddy Arthur 34, 35, 64, 217
Brown, Gary 288
Bureau of Land Management 285, 287
C
CAAHEP 241, See Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
California 13, 24, 46, 111, 162, 241, 310
Carmel Fire Department 102
Caroline, MD, Nancy 9, 10, 26, 31, 43, 49, 50, 218, 241
Carter, President Jimmy 313
Cason, Debra 286
Cedarville College 24
Cedarville University 452
Change Management 349
Chicago Fire Department 4, 161
Civil War 2
Clawson, MD, Jeff 26
Code of Conduct 267, 268, 269, 270
Cold War 72
Colorado 5, 15, 24, 29, 79, 136, 213, 217, 265, 266, 280, 285, 288, 310, 452
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 170, 280
Columbus Division of Fire 24
Commercial Hospital 2
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 111, 241, 243
Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services 130
Committee on Accreditation of Emergency Medical Services Professions 28, 241
Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation 242
Community Paramedic 22, 60, 109, 115, 118, 149, 150, 173, 194, 251, 364, 370
Compact Clause 273, 280
Compassion fatigue 261
Compendium of State Statutes on the Regulation of Ambulance Services 13
Complaints 314, 321
Computer Adaptive Testing 228
Connecticut 310
Cook County Hospital 24, 33
Cost Per Call 179
Council of Allied Health Education and Accreditation 111, 217
Council of State Governments 131, 272, 283, 285, 287
COVID-19 252
Cowley, MD, R. Adams 33, 73
CPR 49, 59, 134
Credentialing 45, 78, 164, 206, 208, 210, 211, 212
Critical Care Paramedic 118
Culture 263, 264
D
Dansie, Guy 288
Death in a Ditch 8, 39
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 96
Delaware 285, 288, 310
Denny, Wayne 288
Dent v. West Virginia 298, 299
Department of Health and Human Services 14, 20, 27, 28, 73, 115, 320, 326
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 70, 71, 73, 76, 82, 168, 176, 208, 242, 416
Department of Homeland Security 101
Department of Transportation 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 26, 36, 50, 66, 76, 82, 114, 124, 125, 218
District of Columbia 310
Driver License Compact 276
Driver, Major Nelson 4
E
Eastern Kentucky University 241
Emergency Care in the Streets 10, 36
Emergency Management Assistance Compact 275, 407
Emergency Medical Services Administrators Association 123
Emergency Medical Services Systems Act (EMSSA) 9, 14, 16, 17, 20, 25, 70, 71, 82, 168, 170, 307, 416, 454
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act 281
Emergency Nurses Association 131
Emergency! 13, 25, 53, 54, 65
Emotional Intelligence 334
EMS Agenda 2050 391, 392
EMS Agenda for the Future 79, 127, 244
EMS Education 127, 224, 229, 235, 243, 244, 245, 252, 254, 294, 297, 303, 305, 309, 314, 368, 387, 404
EMS Education Agenda for the Future 28, 79, 127, 244, 246
EMS for Children 73
EMS for Children (EMSC) 27, 112, 113
EMS for Children Act 112
EMS Week 25, 133, 134
Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact See Nurse License Compact
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) 253, 254
Esposito, Gerald 9, 216
Ethnic Disparities 148, 152, 153
F
Farrington, MD, J.D. ‘Deke’ v, 4, 8, 9, 23, 24, 31, 39, 40, 66, 217, 218, 223, 241, 330
Federal Bureau of Investigation 285, 287
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 115, 129
Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS) 28, 114, 121, 124
Federation of State Medical Boards 285, 287, 295, 297
Field Training and Evaluation Program 126
Fingerprinting 326
Fire-Based EMS 142
First Dollar Coverage 178
Fishers Fire Department 102
Flight for Life 5, 24
Flight Paramedic 118
Florida 162, 217, 275, 310
Flying Ambulances 2
Ford, President Gerald 25, 33, 133, 134, 135
Freedom House Ambulance Service 8, 9, 11, 23, 36, 43, 48, 49, 162
G
Gainor, Dia 286
General William Tecumseh Sherman 2
Geneva Convention 65, 66
Geographic Disparities 147, 149, 258
Georgia 285, 288, 310
Gienapp, Andy 288
Guam 275, 310
H
Hainsworth, Diane McGinnis 288
Harbor General Hospital 13
Hawaii 112, 310
Hawaii Medical Association 112
Hawker v. New York 298, 299, 325
Health Care Quality Improvement Act 317
Health disparities 158
Health Equity 160
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 281
Health Resources and Services Administration 28, 73, 112, 115
Highway Safety Act 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 23, 25, 27, 35, 70, 76, 127, 416, 454
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) 309
Hippocratic Oath 267, 268
Hospital-Based EMS 143
House, Joseph 288
Hoyt, Jr., MD, Walter A. 215, 216
I
Idaho 285, 288, 310
Illinois 217, 310
Implicit Bias 155
Indian Health Service 33
Indiana 28, 101, 310
Indiana University 452
Indianapolis Fire Department 102
Indianapolis-Hamilton County Project 101
Innovation 46, 95, 116, 118, 120, 121, 144, 294, 334, 335, 353, 354
Institute of Medicine 113
insurance 148, 151
Insurance Disparities 148, 153
International Academies of Emergency Dispatch 131
International Association of Chiefs of Police 63, 219
International Association of EMS Chiefs 131, 287
International Association of Fire Chiefs 63, 116, 217, 219, 285, 287
International Association of Fire Fighters 117, 285, 287
International Board of Specialty Certifications 29, 118
International Rescue and First Aid Association 63, 162
Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice 29, 119, 270, 284, 285, 289, 291, 405, 408, 453
Interstate Compacts 278, 279, 280, 281
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact 296
Investigations 26, 70, 76, 209, 266, 276, 302, 303, 309, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319, 320, 322, 408, 409
Iowa 310
Iraq 5
J
Johnson, President Lyndon B 7, 13, 23, 24, 25, 34, 35, 45, 63, 128, 217, 218, 454
Joint Review Committee on Education Programs for the EMT-Paramedic 26, 241, 242
Journal of Emergency Medical Services 46
K
Kansas 41, 288, 310
Kentucky 4, 111, 241, 310
Korean War 4, 39, 45, 54, 66
L
Laerdal, Asmund 48
Larrey, Baron Dominique-Jean 2
Liberty University 452
Lifelong Learning 334
Lind, Bjorn 48
List of Excluded Individuals/Entities 320
Los Angeles County Fire Department 46
Los Angles Fire Department 13
Louisiana 56, 310, 452
Loyola University 452
M
Magen David Adom 36
Maine 172, 217, 311
Mantooth, Randolph 54
Maryland 276, 311
Maryland Police Aviation Division 5
Maryland State Police 25
MASH 54, 55
Massachusetts 217, 311
Masters, Rick 286
Mayo Clinic 218
McSwain, MD, Norman 25, 27, 41, 42, 218, 241
Mecklenburg Emergency Services 34, 217
Medic One 162
Medicaid 109, 115, 150, 154, 178, 180, 189, 190, 193, 194, 195, 196, 281, 291, 320
Medical Direction 161, 162, 163, 251, 253, 290
Medicare 109, 115, 178, 180, 189, 190, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 281, 291, 320, 321
Medicare and Medicaid Act 23
Medicare Exclusion Database 320
Mental Health 250, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265
Miami Fire Department 24
Miami-Dade Fire Department 8
Michigan 311
Microsoft Holo Lens 385
Mills, MD, Dawson 66
Minnesota 311
Mississippi 288, 311, 454
Missouri 311
Mobile Integrated Healthcare 251
Model Legislation 26, 29, 116, 243, 245, 284, 285, 287, 291, 404
Montana 311
Monterey Park Fire Department 46
Moon, John 11, 43
Morando, Rocco V 25, 26, 27, 31, 35, 45, 122, 216, 217, 218, 223, 330
Mother, Jugs & Speed 55
Motley, Robert 19
Motor Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act 7, 23, 35
N
Nagel, MD, Eugene 8, 24, 162
NASA 95, 337
National Academy of Sciences 6, 9, 19, 34, 128, 215, 216, 218
National Ambulance and Medical Services Association 63
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians 41, 46, 80, 122
National Association of EMS Communications Officials 131
National Association of EMS Educators 28, 120, 287
National Association of EMS Physicians 110, 121, 211, 227, 287
National Association of EMS Quality Professionals 131
National Association of EMTs 26, 45, 217, 287
National Association of Search and Rescue 131
National Association of State EMS Directors 27, 79, 123, 212, See National Association of State EMS Officials
National Association of State EMS Officials 21, 28, 80, 96, 110, 123, 165, 212, 224, 244, 285, 287, 301
National Center for Interstate Compacts 285
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) 296
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) 243, 276, 295, 296, 297
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC) 28, 78, 124, 172, 173
National Emergency Medical Services Information System 227
National EMS Certification 206, 226
National EMS Coordinated Database 284
National EMS ID 291
National EMS Information System 28, 49, 96, 103, 104, 105
National EMS Management Association 126, 287
National EMS Scope of Practice Model 120, 123, 127
National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center (NEDARC) 113
National Fire Academy (NFA) 129
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 129
National Fire Protection Association 131
National Forest Service 63
National Funeral Directors Association 63
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 39, 66, 96, 110, 115, 127, 224, 241, 294, 301
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health 131
National Park Service 63, 219
National Practitioner Data Bank 270, 317, 318, 319, 320
National Priority Safety Program 309
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) 9, 21, 25, 27, 28, 34, 35, 39, 45, 46, 64, 76, 122, 128, 207, 216, 218, 219, 225, 238, 241, 244, 270, 286, 287, 290, 291, 295, 406
National Research Council 6, 9, 24, 48, 128, 216, 218, 454
National Safety Council 63, 219
National Ski Patrol 63, 219
National Standard Curriculum 9, 11, 25, 26, 29, 44, 50, 76, 127, 218, 241
National Volunteer Fire Council 131, 287
NCLEX 229
Nebraska 311
Nevada 311
New Hampshire 217, 311
New Jersey 311
New Mexico 311
New York 24, 46, 295, 299, 311
New York City 24
Nightwatch 53, 56, 57
No Surprises Act 182
Nobel Prize 50
Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Dashboard 103
North Carolina 34, 46, 217, 295, 311
North Dakota 311
Nurse Licensure Compact 275, 296
Nurse Practice Act 243
Nurse Training Act 242
O
Ocker, Captain William 4
Office of Rural Health Policy 28
Ohio 2, 35, 45, 163, 311
Oklahoma 29, 285, 311
Omaha Cross 66
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 20, 73
Oregon 217, 311
P
Page, JD, James O. 31, 46, 47, 330
Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC 47, 286
Paradox of EMS 93
Path4EMS 266
Peer Support Programs 264
Pennsylvania 8, 9, 48, 162, 311
Pew Health Professions Commission 275
Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination 243
Pittsburgh 43
Polis, Governor Jared 136
Post-traumatic stress disorder 261, 262
Practice Analysis 226, 227, 228, 229
Prehospital Emergency Care 227
Prehospital Trauma Life Support 27, 41
Private For-Profit EMS 139
Private Non-Profit EMS 140
Privilege to Practice 29, 210, 277, 280, 289, 290, 405, 406, 407, 408
Protocols 40, 54, 110, 155, 156, 159, 294, 319, 370, 376, 379, 381
Public EMS 141, 142
Public Health 59, 201, 275, 303, 305, 307, 319, 320, 327, 360, 362, 369, 373, 374, 379, 391
Public Safety Answering Points 383
Public Trust 326, 377
Public Utility EMS 145
Puerto Rico 25
R
Ragsdale, Lincoln 4, 6
Readiness Costs 177
Reagan, President Ronald 13
Reauthorization Higher Education Act 241
Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (REPLICA) 29, 81, 116, 193, 210, 277, 280, 283, 284, 285, 288, 289, 290, 291, 294, 327, 404
Recruitment 92, 159, 249, 250, 251, 370
Recruitment and Retention 88, 91, 127, 172, 186, 255, 355
Red Cross 65, 66
Rescue 7 4
Rescue 911 56
Rescue Anne CPR Mannequin 48
Resilience 333
Retention 90, 92, 159, 249, 250, 251, 370
Rhode Island 311
Riverview Hospital 102
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 16, 25, 360
Rocco V. Morando Lifetime Achievement Award 45
S
Safar, MD, Peter 9, 10, 23, 24, 31, 36, 43, 48, 49, 96, 103, 218, 223, 337, 396
Scaled Score Reports 231
Schaefer Air Service 4
Schaefer, J. Walter 4
Schienberg MD, Sam 5
Schmider, Joseph 286, 288
Schwartz, Leo R 66
Scope of Practice 213
Sinclair Community College 452
Social Determinants of Health 148, 151, 159
Social Disparities 148, 157
Socioeconomic Disparities 148, 150
South Carolina 311
South Dakota 311
Southern Governors' Association 275
Soviet Union 50, 72
Squad 51 13, 43
St. Anthony's Hospital 5
Stakeholders 92, 93, 96, 115, 118, 120, 138, 158, 159, 160, 265, 369, 370, 373, 374, 375, 376, 379, 380
Standard Setting 230
Standards for Psychological and Educational Testing 226
Star of Life 25, 39, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66
State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program 309
State Sovereignty 293
Strategic Thinking 332
Subsidies 89, 256
Substance abuse 262
Supreme Court 273, 280, 298, 299
Syndromic Surveillance 101
T
Tactical Combat Casualty Care 5, 42
Tactical Paramedic 118
Technical Assistance 70, 113, 115, 278, 301, 303, 313, 315, 356, 376, 413
Telehealth 156, 160
Tele-Medic 385
Telemedicine 149, 251
Tennessee 163, 217, 288, 312
Tenth Amendment 293
Texas 213, 276, 285, 286, 288, 312
The History of EMS in the United States 219
The Ohio State University 24, 45, 217
Third Service EMS 144
Tidwell, Donna 288
Tighe, Kevin 54
Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act 21, 27, 115
U
U.S. Fire Administration 129
Unconscious Bias 253
Unit Hour Utilization 169, 178
Universal Medical Identification Symbol 23, 63, 64, 66, See Star of Life
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 241
University of Cincinnati 25
University of Cincinnati Medical Center 2
University of Maryland 33
University of Maryland Baltimore County 452
University of Pittsburgh 26, 45, 48, 50, 241
University of West Virginia 298
Urban Areas Security Initiative 28, 101
Utah 276, 288, 312
V
Vermont 312
Vietnam War 4, 35, 55, 66
Virginia 24, 96, 275, 288, 312
Visionary Leadership 47, 330
Volunteer EMS 88, 90, 256
Volunteerism 87, 256
W
Wages, Keith 288
War on Terror 5
Warren Township Fire Department 102
Washington 162, 312
Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act 13, 24, 454
West Virginia 298
White House 23
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy 103
White, MD, Roger 218
Wilderness Paramedic 118
Williams, Alisa 288
Wilson, Stephen 288
Wisconsin 40, 276, 312
Wishard Hospital 102
Wolfberg, JD, Douglas 286
Woodyard, Jr, Donnie 102
World War I 4
World War II 4, 34, 39, 45
Wyoming 288, 312