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Accidental Death and Disability
The National Academy of Sciences published Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society -
Freedom House Ambulance Service
Freedom House Ambulance Service is formed and becomes the first EMS practitioners to provide advanced life support -
First 911 Call
The first 911 call was received at a police station in Haleyville, Alabama -
NHTSA
The National Highway Safety Bureau is recognized as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA developed the first national standard curriculum for EMTs -
Emergency Medical Systems act of 1973
This law provided federal guidelines and over $300 million in funding to develop EMS systems across the US -
The Star of Life
The Star of Life become the symbol for emergency medical services across the globe -
Emergency Medical Services for Children Program
The EMCS was established within the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund projects focusing on research, training, systems development and injury prevention -
EMS Agenda for the Future
On the 30th anniversary of the Accidental Death and Disability whitepaper, NHTSA and HRSA supported the development of the Agenda, an effort to guide development of EMS systems -
EMS Education Agenda for the Future
The Education Agenda described an infrastructure for educating EMS professionals that paved the way for the National EMS Scope of Practice and National EMS Education Standards -
NEMSIS
The National EMS Information System established a standardized method of storing and sharing EMS data that improved data analysis, research and performance improvement at local, regional and state levels -
FICEMS
The Federal Interagency Committee on EMS was established by law to coordinate federal agency efforts and improve EMS systems nationwide -
Enhanced 911
The Enhanced 911 Act established the National 911 Program to assess and improve public safety communication services -
NEMSAC
The National EMS Advisory Council was created to provide EMS recommendations to DOT and FICEMS -
Culture of Safety
The three year project developed a national strategic document to create a culture of safety for the EMS profession -
EMS Compass
EMS Compass launched to create a system for designing evidence based EMS performance measures to aid agencies in improving patient care