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The National Academy of Sciences published Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
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Freedom House Ambulance Service is formed and becomes the first EMS practitioners to provide advanced life support
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The first 911 call was received at a police station in Haleyville, Alabama
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The National Highway Safety Bureau is recognized as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA developed the first national standard curriculum for EMTs
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This law provided federal guidelines and over $300 million in funding to develop EMS systems across the US
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The Star of Life become the symbol for emergency medical services across the globe
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The EMCS was established within the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund projects focusing on research, training, systems development and injury prevention
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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
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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
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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
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The Federal Interagency Committee on EMS was established by law to coordinate federal agency efforts and improve EMS systems nationwide
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The Enhanced 911 Act established the National 911 Program to assess and improve public safety communication services
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The National EMS Advisory Council was created to provide EMS recommendations to DOT and FICEMS
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The three year project developed a national strategic document to create a culture of safety for the EMS profession
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EMS Compass launched to create a system for designing evidence based EMS performance measures to aid agencies in improving patient care