Recommended Essential Equipment for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulances 2020: A Joint Position Statement

• 2021

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• John Lyng; Kathleen Adelgais; Rachael Alter; Justin Beal; Bruce Chung; Toni Gross; Marc Minkler; Brian Moore; Tim Stebbins; Sam Vance; Ken Williams; Allen Yee
PMID: 33557659DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2021.1886382

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This article addresses the position statement of the National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines Version 2.2 which recommends which equipment is essential for basic life support and advanced life support for ground ambulances . This is to improve the knowledge of emergency personnel healthcare providers to ensure improved emergency preparedness skill capabilities . The article concludes that that all EMS service programs should carry equipment and supplies in quantities as determined by the medical director and appropriate to the agency’s level of care and available certified EMS personnel and as established in the agency’s approved protocols.

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Hazard: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Ambulances; Equipment and Supplies; Life Support Care; Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Institutions: National Association of EMS Physicians

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