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NFPA 450: Guide for Emergency Medical Services and Systems, 2004
- Chapter 1 Administration [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Purpose
- Chapter 2 Referenced Publications [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 NFPA Publications
- 2.3 Other Publications
- Chapter 3 Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
- 3.3 General Definitions
- Chapter 4 System Regulation and Policy [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Oversight
- 4.3 Authorization
- 4.4 Evaluation
- 4.5 Roles and Responsibilities
- 4.6 Service Levels
- 4.7 Management Structure
- 4.8 Planning
- 4.9 Authority to Implement Plans
- 4.10 Resources
- 4.11 Participation in Policy Development
- 4.12 Authority for Policy, Procedure, and Operation
- 4.13 Patient Information Protection
- Chapter 5 EMS System Analysis and Planning [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Analysis of System Resources
- 5.3 Community Needs Analysis
- 5.4 System Goals and Objectives Analysis
- 5.5 System Design Analysis
- 5.6 Essential System Analysis Components
- 5.7 EMS System Planning
- 5.8 Continual Risk Assessment and Planning
- 5.9 System Assessment Cycle
- 5.10 Current Conditions
- 5.11 Data Element/Collection/Analysis/Reporting
- 5.12 Feedback Loop
- Chapter 6 Finance [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Determining Cost of System
- 6.2 Method for Anticipating System Funding Sources
- 6.3 Use of Revenue and Cost Analysis
- 6.4 Financial Plans
- 6.5 Business Analysis
- 6.6 Additional Financial Issues
- Chapter 7 Medical Oversight [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Single Medical Authority
- 7.3 System Support of Medical Authority
- 7.4 Medical Authority Role
- 7.5 Medical Director Responsibilities
- 7.6 Direct and Indirect Medical Oversight
- 7.7 Medical Director Qualifications
- Chapter 8 Quality Management, Clinical Quality, and Data Reliability [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Quality Management Program
- 8.2 Performance Objectives
- 8.3 Public Health Outcome Parameters
- 8.4 Physician Participation
- 8.5 Patient Confidentiality
- 8.6 Injury/Illness Reduction and Prevention
- 8.7 Complaints
- 8.8 Participation in Studies and Research
- 8.9 System Review
- 8.10 Documentation
- Chapter 9 Public Information, Education, and Relations (PIER) [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Public Education
- 9.2 Public Education System Goals
- 9.3 Qualifications of Personnel for PIER Activities
- 9.4 PIER Activities
- 9.5 PIER Activities Related to Mass Gatherings
- 9.6 PIER Activities
- 9.7 EMS Agenda for the Future
- 9.8 Disaster Education
- 9.9 Collaborative Efforts
- 9.10 Identification of Available Public Media Resources
- 9.11 Identification of Funding Resources
- Chapter 10 Communications [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Access of Emergency Services
- 10.3 Lead Agency
- 10.4 Centralized Communication Plan
- 10.5 Computer-Aided Dispatch
- 10.6 Capture of Key Data Elements
- 10.7 Quality Management
- 10.8 Communications Equipment
- 10.9 Operability
- 10.10 Criteria-Based Dispatch
- 10.11 Training
- 10.12 Direct Medical Control
- 10.13 Nonemergency Services
- Chapter 11 Equipment and Facilities [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Standard for First Response and Ambulance Transportation
- 11.2 Replacement Plan
- 11.3 Response Vehicles Licenses
- 11.4 Inspecting Emergency Equipment
- 11.5 Personnel Education and Training
- 11.6 Maintenance Plans
- 11.7 Maintenance Personnel for Emergency Equipment
- 11.8 Response Facilities
- Chapter 12 Human Resources [Go to Page]
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Recruitment
- 12.3 Education/Training/Certification
- 12.4 Retention
- 12.5 Personnel
- 12.6 Rules and Regulations
- 12.7 Health and Safety
- Chapter 13 Operations [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Implementation of System Design (Operations)
- 13.2 System Preparation
- 13.3 Communications Coordination
- 13.4 Response Coordination
- 13.5 Incident Management
- 13.6 Treatment Guidelines
- 13.7 Patient Destination (Transport)
- 13.8 Functional Capabilities of Health Care Facilities Are Specified
- 13.9 Coordinated Medical Oversight
- 13.10 Quality Management/Documentation
- 13.11 Logistics
- 13.12 Staff Management
- 13.13 Public Information, Education, and Relations
- 13.14 Regulatory Compliance
- 13.15 Automatic and Mutual Aid
- 13.16 Alternative Patient Transport
- 13.17 Training
- 13.18 Emergency Response Planning
- 13.19 Joint Coordination and Planning
- 13.20 Research and Development
- Annex A Explanatory Material
- Annex B Discussion of Time(s) Stamps, Function Intervals, and Process Intervals
- Annex C Informational References
- Index [Go to Page]
