EMS/First Responder Resources
Helpful Resources All In One Place
This guide is a good starting point for those interested in becoming EMTs or paramedics, but prospective students can also check out these resources for more information on certification, education and careers in emergency medical services
International Association of EMTs and Paramedics.
This association is a worker’s union representing those in emergency services.
The association’s site includes information about what flight and critical care paramedicine entails, along with education and career opportunities, certifications, and state critical care policies.
JEMS provides articles, news releases and other informational resources to emergency medical service providers
NAEMT represents all types of EMS practitioners in all settings. Their website provides information about EMS careers and training, education resources and scholarships, health and safety, and industry news.
The organization provides information on EMT and paramedic careers, certification requirements and access to a job board.
NAEMT represents all types of EMS practitioners in all settings. Their website provides information about EMS careers and training, education resources and scholarships, health and safety, and industry news.
NAEMT Membership
The organization provides information on EMT and paramedic careers, certification requirements and access to a job board.
NAEMT Membership
Paramedic & EMT Schools & Programs
Paramedic & EMT Schools & Programs
National Medical Education & Training Center – NMETC
AED & CPR Resources
AED Laws by State
AED Signage Laws & Requirements
CDC Public Access Defibrillation State Law Fact Sheet
Professional Associations
EMS System & Resource Documents
Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future
NREMT Recourses
The EMS Compact
The EMS Compact Government Site
State EMS Agency Map
National Registry Data, Dashboard, & Maps
EMS Media
Safety Resources
National EMS Safety Council
EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool (E.V.E.N.T.)
E.V.E.N.T.
The EMS Voluntary Notification Tool (E.V.E.N.T.) is a tool designed to improve the safety, quality and consistent delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). It collects data submitted anonymously by EMS practitioners. The data collected will be used to develop policies, procedures and training programs to improve the safe delivery of EMS. A similar system used by airline pilots has led to important airline system improvements based upon pilot reported "near miss" situations and errors. Any individual who encounters or recognizes a situation in which an EMS safety event occurred, or could have occurred, is strongly encouraged to submit a report by completing the appropriate EMS Voluntary Notification Tool. The confidentiality and anonymity of this reporting tool is designed to encourage EMS practitioners to readily report EMS safety events without fear of repercussion.
File a confidential and anonymous report:
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigations collects complaints about ground ambulance vehicle and equipment defects to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists. If a defect is identified, ODI works with manufacturers and the industry to resolve the issue to help save lives.
Additional Safety Related Resource Links:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
National Institute for Standards & Technology (NIST)
SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers)
Testing Child Restraint Devices for Ambulances
National EMS Resources
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services HHS.gov
NHTSA Office of EMS
Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
National EMS Advisory Council
EMSAgenda 2050
National 911 Program (NHTSA OEMS)
NEMSIS – National EMS Information System
U.S. Fire Administration: EMS Programs
HRSA Maternal & Child Health – Maternal and Child Health Bureau
EMS Fatigue: Evidence Based Guidelines
CDC – Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and EMS “Saving Lives Together: The Highway Safety & EMS Connection
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Blue Campaign
Department of Homeland Security: Blue Campaign. End Human Trafficking
Educational Resources
CoAEMSP
Committee on Accreditation for EMS Professionals
CAPCE
Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)
National Association of Emergency Medical Service Educators
Disaster Response Resources ASPR
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Medical Reserve Cops
Emergency System For Advance Registration For Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)
Code of Ethics for EMS Practitioners
Research
EMS Grants Help
FEMA (Emergency Management Institute) – Reading List
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
National EMS Research Agenda
Curricula
PARAMEDIC TRIPP: Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics
Government
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
EMS Compass
EMS State Officials
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
The National Next Of Kin Registry
National
NAEMSP - Advocates for EMS
Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association
Air Medical Physicians Association (AMPA)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Ambulance Association (AAA)
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
American Heart Association (AHA)
American Red Cross (ARC)
Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS)
Center for Domestic Preparedness (FEMA)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS)
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS)
Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)
Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professional (CoAEMSP)
Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORDEM)
Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMS-C)
Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF)
Emergency Medicine Residents Association (EMRA)
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Institute Of Medicine (IOM)
International Association of Flight & Critical Care Paramedics (IAFCCP)