Prehospital Emergency Medicine Secrets

Destination Guidelines and Hospital Designation

Questions and Answers 1 Are there other important determinants of patient outcome besides assessment and treatment of a patient? While prehospital assessment and interventions are important to patient care, the determination of where to transport is also critical. If there…

History of Emergency Medical Services

Questions and Answers 1 When did emergency medical services originate? There are reports from biblical times where care was performed outside of places for healing. The Edwin Smith Papyrus and Babylonian Code of Hammurabi detailed early treatment and transport protocols.…