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.  

 

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

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

 
Event: 2018 NASEMSO Fall Meeting - South Region
06/25/2018
Destin FL
November 4, 2018 -- National Association of State EMS Officials

 
Resource: EMS Services in Rural America: Challenges and Opportunities
06/18/2018
Policy brief describing challenges for rural EMS providers, including workforce shortages and inconsistent funding. Features statistics including percentage of potentially excess deaths for 5 leading causes of death, with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and average EMS call time response and distribution of all-volunteer and all-paid staff EMS agencies, with breakdowns by 4 levels of population density. Discusses effects of the opioid crisis and Critical Access Hospital closures on provision of EMS services. -- National Rural Health Association

 
News: ER Staffing Split Along Urban-Rural Divide
06/18/2018
New research shows that the shortage of emergency physicians in rural areas is severe and the reasons behind it range from job location choice to budgetary and strategic factors.

 
Event: 2018 7th Annual World Trauma Symposium
06/15/2018
Nashville TN
October 30, 2018 -- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

 
Resource: Rural Risk: Geographic Disparities in Trauma Mortality
06/12/2018
Examines injury mortality between rural and urban residents with traumatic injuries using data from the 2009 to 2010 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample study. Includes rural and urban statistics by age group, mortality, trauma designation, census region, and other variables.

 
Event: CMS Medicare Learning Network (MLN): Ground Ambulance Providers and Suppliers - Data Collection System Listening Session
06/06/2018
-- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

 
News: NHTSA: Request for Information: Improving Prehospital Trauma Care
04/27/2018
On behalf of the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking comment and response to 24 specific questions from the public, governmental agencies, and professional and public interest groups on improving prehospital trauma care in all locations, including rural, suburban, urban, and wilderness areas. Comments are due by July 26, 2018.

 
Event: 2018 NASEMSO Fall Meeting - West Region
04/26/2018
Boise ID
October 2, 2018 -- National Association of State EMS Officials

 
Event: 2018 NASEMSO Fall Meeting - East Region
04/26/2018
Atlantic City NJ
October 2, 2018 -- National Association of State EMS Officials