EMS 3302 - EMS Planning and Development

Description

Presents an overview of emergency medical services (EMS) system design. Examines the history of EMS service delivery by comparing service models, system development and implementation, as well as their impact on emergency prehospital health care delivery, including current trends focused on costs associated with service delivery, standards of cover, and service plan development.

Outcomes

  1. Examine the history of prehospital emergency medical care.
  2. Summarize emergency medical services (EMS) regulations.
  3. Investigate current issues impacting emergency medical services (EMS) systems.
  4. Determine costs associated with emergency medical services (EMS) systems business models.
  5. Examine relationships between public and private emergency medical services (EMS).
  6. Analyze legal requirements for the provision of the emergency medical services (EMS) model.
  7. Prepare a business model for an emergency medical services (EMS) system.

PreRequisites

  1. EMS 3301

Textbook(s)

Foundations of EMS systems (Rev: 3rd ed.)

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2017)

Author: Walz, B., & Zigmont, J.

ISBN: 9781284041781

Price: $119.02

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the CSU Bookstore at bookstore@columbiasouthern.edu