Arrowhead EMS Association was awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Program (SS4A) as part of an initiative to improve and expedite post-crash care in rural communities and tribal areas.
The NorthEast Advancement of Rural and Remote Emergency Medical Services (NEARR-EMS) program will equip 20 ambulances in 15 agencies with Avel eCare’s EMS telemedicine services. EMTs and paramedics can connect virtually 24/7 with Avel’s board-certified physicians, experienced paramedics, and nurses for peer-to-peer support in the field or during transport.
They will be tracking results…
The University of Minnesota Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care (TCRTC) research team will use data collected during the five-year program to evaluate the efficacy of the new EMS telemedicine program, focusing on its impact on patient care.