Provider COVID-19 Resources
Find more COVID-19 resources on the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services COVID-19 webpage.
EMS Certification and Training Updates
Training, Education, and Certification Guidance
National EMS Assessment
The National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) just released the 2020 National EMS Assessment. [Read the full report from NASEMSO here.]
The assessment provides the following key findings:
- More than 18,200 local EMS agencies respond to 911 calls for medical emergencies and injuries, utilizing nearly 73,500 ground vehicles such as ambulances and fire engines.
- Local EMS agencies respond to nearly 28.5 million 911 dispatches every year in 41 states.
- More than 750 services are licensed by state EMS offices to fly patients, using helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to provide rapid transportation to critical care.
- More than 1.03 million personnel are licensed as emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and other levels of EMS patient care capability within all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and American Samoa.
- More than 9,300 physicians serve as local EMS Medical Directors, assuring that contemporary and quality care is provided to patients.
- Sixty percent of 53 state EMS offices participated or expect to participate in mass casualty exercises involving a biological threat during the 18-month evaluation period.
Family Preparedness
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