Planning Emergency Medical Communications. Volume 1. State-Level Planning Guide.National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors

摘要

Volume One of this planning manual is concerned with development of emergencymedical communications systems and state plans, and the role that a state office of emergency medical services (state OEMS) plays in developing these plans. This approach to planning is patterned after the ASTM Standard Guide for Emergency Medical Services System (EMSS) Telecommunications Standards F1220-89. The ASTM standards sets state planning goals and objectives and advocates applying a two-tiered approach for EMSS communications planning. Under the two-tiered approach, a general guide or overall first-tier state plan identifies the communications goals and factors that need to be coordinated statewide. Local second-tier EMSS communications plans are then prepared in accordance with the statewide guideline plan. The local plans are tailored to satisfy local system needs while providing communications compatibility and interoperability with other emergency medical services within the state. This is accomplished by adhering to the compatibility factors provided in the statewide plan.