EMS

In an effort to make our website more useful, we have pulled specific resources and information that we thought would be useful to rural EMS in the state.  

 

Building EMS Infrastructure

Securing EMS Resources

Sustaining Human Resources

Community Paramedic

EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool (E.V.E.N.T.)

The "Attributes of Success" Statewide Assessment and Workbook

Our office is holding a series of EMS listening sessions in rural areas across the state in October and November 2018. The intent is to give a platform for rural EMS providers to describe their work, and the conditions in which they operate, and find solutions to help providers keep their doors open while providing quality patient care. At each event, state legislators, county and municipal leaders, hospital leadership, and citizens at large will be invited to attend. For details, click here.

Certification & Licensure

Administrative Rules
National Certification Agency
Scope of Practice and National EMS Policies and Resources

Applications & Forms

State EMS Forms

Scope of Services / Special Regulations for CAHs

96 Hour Limit on Average Length of Stay & Transfer Agreements

State & Local Oversight

State of Wiscosnin EMS License and Certification Information
Wisconsin Trauma Care System

Statewide Trauma Advisory Committee (STAC)
Regional Trauma Advisory Councils (RTAC)
State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
Physician Advisory Committee (PAC)
Wisconsin Emergency Medical Service for Children (EMSC)
National Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)

The WI Office of Rural Health has comprehensive news and funding items related to rural healthcare on the Rural Reporter page.  Please visit us there for a wealth of information.

 

However, the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) provides two news feeds specific to EMS, and we offer those below for your use. The feeds are live and will likely contain different information each time you view this page.

 

RHIhub is a federally funded agency that gathers and distributes national rural health and human services information online, including a dedicated rural EMS page. Because RHIhub aggregates information across states, the feeds are not Wisconsin specific but will contain Wisconsin information when it is available.

 

Rural EMS News

News: Drone Ambulances to the Rescue
10/17/2018
Focuses on a Mississippi-based team of doctors working on using drones as aerial ambulances carrying medical kits to allow people on the ground to provide simple medical care until emergency services arrive. The kits will also include an augmented reality interface that will allow doctors to observe the medical emergency remotely and help provide care. Kits have been designed in varying sizes and complexities, with smaller kits for search-and-rescue missions in remote areas and larger kits for natural disasters and other mass-casualty events.

 
Resource: Medicare Payment Basics: Ambulance Services Payment System
10/15/2018
Provides an overview of Medicare payments for ambulance services. Discusses rural counties including rural and super-rural zip codes, metropolitan statistical areas, rural add-on payments, ambulance fee schedules, and payment rates. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

 
Event: 2019 1st Annual Native American and Rural Emergency Medicine Conference
10/05/2018
Flagstaff AZ
May 2, 2019

 
Event: Trauma and Its Relevance to Health and Integrated Care Webinar Series: Developing Trauma-Informed Primary Care Settings: Key Implementation Strategies
09/11/2018
-- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 
Event: Trauma and Its Relevance to Health and Integrated Care Webinar Series: Trauma Inquiry and Response in Health Care Settings
09/11/2018
-- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 
Event: 2019 Annual NAEMT EMS On The Hill Day
09/06/2018
Arlington VA
April 10, 2019 -- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

 
News: A Rural Town Banded Together to Open a Hospital. Its Foe? A Larger Hospital.
09/05/2018
Details efforts within a rural town in Florida to open a new hospital. The area has a high poverty rate and significant health disparities, many related to the distance people have to travel for care. In addition to regulatory and financial hurdles, a larger hospital 40 miles away has asked the state to deny their proposal, a move that has delayed plans to build the hospital. (May require subscription to view article.)

 
Resource: Lights and Siren Use by Emergency Medical Services (EMS): Above All Do No Harm
08/28/2018
Examines the use of lights and sirens by EMS vehicles and minutes saved compared to crash risk for rural, urban, suburban, and wilderness settings in the U.S. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 
Event: 2019 Annual NASEMSO Meeting
08/08/2018
Salt Lake City UT
May 13, 2019 -- National Association of State EMS Officials

 
Resource: Traffic Safety Facts 2016
07/03/2018
Presents rural and urban fatal crash data and reports average emergency medical service (EMS) response times at the state-level. Includes rural fatal crash data by roadway function, crash type, speed limit, and more. -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration