This Interactive Qualifying Project, prepared for MIRAD Laboratory, provides a basic understanding of the role of emergency medical services (EMS) in selected countries around the world. An overview of the Anglo-American and Franco-Germany EMS systems and their structure, functions and governing standards of operations are presented. A substantial number of countries around the world are using these systems as a framework to provide quality care in pre-hospital or emergency medicine. Selected countries with varying economic, political, and geographic backgrounds are studied. The derived results provide an opportunity to appreciate the social impact of pre-hospital services and the ethical challenges that are involved in delivering continuous quality of patient care in a sustained manner.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Vazquez, Keila M.
• Page, Jennifer
• Yalcin, Zeynep Deniz
• Sbat, Majd

Subject

• Security
• Community
• Sustainability
• Health
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042413-092332

Keyword

• Medical care

Advisor

• Fofana, Mustapha S.

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-04-24

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright