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Share Your Vision
The EMS Agenda 2050 team wants to hear from you. Share your ideas on what EMS should look like in the next several decades by attending a public meeting on January 17 in Los Angeles or March 1 in Dallas, or by joining an upcoming webinar on January 24. Register for the webinar here and visit the EMS Agenda 2050 website for more information on the public meetings.
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Revision of National EMS Scope of Practice Model Moves Forward |
 A draft of a revised National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which establishes standards for the different EMS licensure levels, has been released for public comment. In addition, narcotic antagonists, tourniquets and wound packing have been added to the EMR and EMT licensure levels. Read More |
| Improving Trauma Care to Reduce Preventable Deaths |
Federal agencies recently hosted a listening session to discuss ways to implement the recommendations of a groundbreaking report on trauma.
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| Susan McHenry Retires After Four Decades of EMS Leadership |
 NHTSA Office of EMS Program Manager Susan McHenry retired at the end of 2017. Read More |
| Federal EMS Committee Meets to Discuss EMS Issues |
| Members of the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS approved a letter requesting a meeting with White House officials to discuss improving the nation’s trauma system. Read More |
| National EMS Advisory Council Announces New Recommendations to Advance EMS |
 Members of the NEMSAC approved five advisories on topics ranging from EMS nomenclature to the national opioid epidemic. Read More |
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