Ambulance Crew Configuration: Are Two Paramedics Better Than One?

Conclusion Understanding ideal crew configuration is vital to maintain EMS systems. There’s a lack of evidence demonstrating the need for a second ALS provider on a general ALS response. Implications of overstaffing may result in more patient care errors and draining of financial resources which could be spent on additional state-of-the-art medical equipment or number of units resulting in better system performance and patient care. References 1. Robbins V: History of ambulance services and medical transpoortation systems in the United States. In JT Lindsey (Ed.), Management of ambulance services. Pearson: Boston, pp. 27–31, 2015. 2. Walz BJ: Chapter 5: Transportation. In BJ Walz (Ed.), Introduction to EMS systems. Albany: Delmar: Albany, N.Y., pp. 79–89, 2002. 3. Mears G, Armstrong B, Fernandez A, et al. (2011). 2011 National EMS assessment. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of EMS. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2018, from www.ems.gov/pdf/2011/National_EMS_Assessment_Final_Draft_12202011.pdf. 4. Zavadsky M: Levels of ambulance service. In JT Lindsey (Ed.), Management of ambulance services. Pearson: Boston, pp. 37–39, 2015. 5. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (January 2009.) National emergency medical services education standards. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2018, from www.ems.gov/pdf/811077a.pdf. 6. The National EMS Scope of Practice Model. (2007.) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of EMS. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2018, from www.ems.gov.educ...
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