- Author
- National Academy of Sciences
- Title
- Training of Ambulance Personnel and Others Responsible for Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured at the Scene and During Transport.
- Coporate
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC
- Contract
- SA-896-68 PH-110-68-1
- Keywords
- training | ambulances | emergencies | medical services
- Abstract
- Employees or volunteer members of public and private organizations having a responsibility for the delivery of health services must be trained in and held accountable for administration of specialized emergency care and delivery of the victims of injury or acute illness to a medical facility. This category of lay persons includes ambulance personnel, rescue squad workers, policemen, firemen, lifeguards, workers in first aid or health facilites of public buildings and industrial plants, attendants at sports events, civil defense workers, paramedical personnel, and employees of public or private health service agencies. Specialized training, retraining, and accrediation of such persons necessitate development of training courses, manuals, and training aids adequate to provde instruction in all emergency care short of that rendered by physicians or by paramedical personnel under their direct supervision.