Clinical Care and Restraint of Agitated or Combative Patients by Emergency Medical Services Practitioners
POSITION STATEMENT: Clinical Care and Restraint of Agitated or Combative Patients by Emergency Medical Services Practitioners.
Current Version Release Date: October 2020
Related Versions: 2002, revised 2017
Air Ambulance Medical Transport Advertising and Marketing
POSITION STATEMENT: Air ambulance medical transport advertising and marketing. Prehospital Emergency Care 2011;15(2):294.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9, ACEP3, AAMS1, NASEMSO11
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2010.541984#.Vdtnm_lViko
Current Version Release Date: July 2010
Previous Version(s): March 2008
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Principles for Community Paramedicine
POSITION STATEMENT: Principles for Community Paramedicine Programs. National Rural Health Association Policy Brief September 2012:1-18.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and NRHA12
http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/index.cfm?objectid=24480DBA-3048-651A-FE808A7FF0AC5CFE
Current Version Release Date: September 2012
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Opposition to Establishing a US EMS Administration within the Department of Homeland Security
POSITION STATEMENT: National EMS organizations oppose establishing a U.S. Emergency Medical Services Administration within the Department of Homeland Security; support alternative approaches increasing federal support for EMS systems. Prehospital Emergency Care 2005;9(4):468-469.
Joint Position Statement of Advocates for EMS and NAEMSP9
Current Version Release Date: October 2005
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
National Guidelines for Statewide Implementation of EMS "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) Programs
POSITION STATEMENT: National Guidelines for Statewide Implementation of EMS “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) programs. National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors (NASEMSD) and the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP). Prehospital & Disaster Medicine 1994;9(2):137-139.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and NASEMSD11
Current Version Release Date: April 1994
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Equipment for Ground Ambulances
POSITION STATEMENT: Equipment for Ground Ambulances. Prehospital Emergency Care 2014;18(1):92-97.
Joint Position Statement of the AAP2, ACEP3, ACSCOT4, EMSC6, ENA7, NAEMSP9, NASEMSO11
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/10903127.2013.851312
Current Version Release Date: October 2013
Previous Version(s):
2009 – {REVISED, 2014} Equipment for Ambulances. Prehospital Emergency Care 2009;13(3):364-369. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903120902977704#.VdtphflViko
2007 – {REVISED, 2009} Equipment for Ambulances: a joint position statement from the National Association of EMS Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Prehospital Emergency Care 2007;11(3):326-329.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903120701348297#.VdttP_lViko
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
On Site Hospital Helipads
POSITION STATEMENT: On Site Hospital Helipads: Joint Position Statement of the National Association of EMS Physicians, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Association of Air Medical Services Prehospital Emergency Care 2007;11(4):466.
Joint Position statement of the NAEMSP9, ACEP3, and AAMS1
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903120701538772#.VdtsJflViko
Current Version Release Date: August 2006
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: Thomas SH. On-site hospital helipads: resource document for the NAEMSP position paper on on-site hospital helipads. Prehospital Emergency Care 2009;13(3):398-401.
http://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903120902731077#abstract
Drug-Assisted Intubation in the Prehospital Setting
POSITION STATEMENT: Drug-assisted intubation in the prehospital setting position statement of the National Association of Emergency Physicians. Prehospital Emergency Care 2006;10(2):260.
Joint Position statement of the NAEMSP9, ACEP3, ACSCOT4
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903120500541514#.VdtwK_lViko
Current Version Release Date: January 2007
Previous Version(s):
2001 - {REPLACED, 2006} Wang HE, O'Connor RE, Domeier RM, NAEMSP. Prehospital rapid-sequence intubation. Prehospital Emergency Care 2001;5(1):40-48. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903120190940317#.VduAlflViko
1999 – O’Connor RE, Swor RA, NAEMSP. Verification of Endotracheal Tube Placement Following Intubation Prehospital Emergency Care 1999;3(3):248-250.
http://tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903129908958945
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: Wang HE, Davis DP, O'Connor RE, Domeier RM. Drug-assisted intubation in the prehospital setting (resource document to NAEMSP position statement). Prehospital Emergency Care 2006;10(2):261-271.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903120500541506#.VdtwePlViko
Current Version Release Date: 2006
Previous Version(s): none
Voluntary Guidelines for Out-of-Hospital Practices
POSITION STATEMENT: {REAFFIRMED, 2016} Voluntary Guidelines for Out-of-Hospital Practices (unpublished)
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9, ACEP3, and NASEMSD11
http://naemsp.org/Documents/Position%20Papers/POSITION%20VoluntaryGuidelines.pdf
Current Version Release Date: June 2001
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
EMS Spinal Precautions and the Use of the Long Backboard
POSITION STATEMENT: EMS Spinal Precautions and the Use of the Long Backboard. Prehospital Emergency Care 2013;17(3):392-393.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and ACSCOT4
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2013.773115#.Vdtld_lViko
Current Version Release Date: December 2012
Previous Version(s):
1999 – {REPLACED, 2013} Domeier R. Indications for Prehospital Spinal Immobilization. Prehospital Emergency Care 1999;3(3):251-253.
http://tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903129908958946
1993 – {REPLACED, 1999} Clinical Guidelines for Delayed or Prolonged Transport III: Spine Injury. Rural Affairs Committee, National Association of EMS Physicians. Prehospital & Disaster Medicine 1993;8(4):369-371 and 1993;8(2):176-178.
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: White CC, Domeier RM, Millin MG, NAEMSP. EMS spinal precautions and the use of the long backboard - resource document to the position statement of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Prehospital Emergency Care 2014;18(2)306-314.
http://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2014.884197#abstract
Current Version Release Date: April 2014
Previous Version(s): noneRole-of-State-EMS-Medical-Director-Joint-Position-APPROVED-Dec-2016.pdf
Transfer of Patient Care between EMS Providers and Receiving Facilities
POSITION STATEMENT: Transfer of Patient Care Between EMS Providers and Receiving Facilities. Prehospital Emergency Care 2014;18(2):305.
Joint Position Statement of the ACEP3, ENA7, NAEMSP9, NAEMT10, NASEMSO11
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2014.883001#.VdtkKvlViko
Current Version Release Date: August 2013
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Alternate Ambulance Transportation and Destination
POSITION STATEMENT: Alternate ambulance transportation and destination. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2008;12(5):594.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and ACEP3
http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(08)01640-5/pdf
Current Version Release Date: 2008
Previous Version(s):
2001 – {REVISED} Alternate ambulance transportation and destination. National Association of EMS Physicians/American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Position Paper. Prehospital Emergency Care 2001;5(3):289.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903120190939823#.Vdt_2_lViko
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Refusal of Medical Aid
POSITION STATEMENT: Refusal of Medical Aid. National Association of EMS Physicians/American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Position Paper.
https://www.acep.org/Clinical---Practice-Management/Refusal-of-Medical-Aid-(RMA)/ (unpublished)
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and ACEP3
Current Version Release Date: January 2007
Previous Version(s):
2001 – {REVISED, 2007} Patient Nontransport. National Association of EMS Physicians/American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Position Paper. Prehospital Emergency Care 2001;5(3):288.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903120190939814#.Vdt_qvlViko
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Field Triage of the Injured Patient
POSITION STATEMENT: Field Triage of the Injured Patient. Prehospital Emergency Care 2011;15(4):541.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and ACSCOT4
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2011.598622#.Vdtm9PlViko
Current Version Release Date: March 2010
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Appropriate and Safe Utilization of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: A Joint Position Statement with Resource Document
POSITION STATEMENT & RESOURCE DOCUMENT: Floccare DJ, Stuhlmiller DF, Braithwaite SA, et al. Appropriate and Safe Utilization of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: a Joint Position Statement with Resource Document Prehospital Emergency Care 2003;7(4):521-525.
Joint Position statement of the NAEMSP9, AMPA5, ACEP3
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2013.804139#.VdtktvlViko
Current Version Release Date: October 2013
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: Integrated into Position Statement
Unsolicited Medical Personnel Volunteering at Disaster Scenes
POSITION STATEMENT: Asaeda G, Cherson A, Richmond N, et al. "Unsolicited medical personnel volunteering at disaster scenes: a joint position paper from the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Emergency Physicians. Prehospital Emergency Care 2003;7(1):147-148.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and ACEP3
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903120390937283#.Vdt69_lViko
Current Version Release Date: September 2002
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Use of Warning Lights and Siren in Emergency Medical Vehicle Response and Patient Transport
POSITION STATEMENT: Use of Warning Lights and Siren in Emergency Medical Vehicle Response and Patient Transport. National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP) and the National Association of State EMS Directors (NASEMSD). Prehospital & Disaster Medicine 1994;9(2):133-136.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and NASEMSD11
Current Version Release Date: November 1993
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Withholding of Resuscitation for Adult Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest
POSITION STATEMENT: Withholding of Resuscitation for Adult Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest. Prehospital Emergency Care 2013;17(2):291.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9 and ACSCOT4
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2012.755586#.Vdtlv_lViko
Current Version Release Date: January 2013
Previous Version(s):
2003 - {REVISED, 2013} Guidelines for Withholding or Termination of Resuscitation in Prehospital Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest
POSITION STATEMENT: Hopson LR, Hirsh E, Delgado J, et al. Guidelines for Withholding or Termination of Resuscitation In Prehospital Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest: A Joint Position Paper From The National Association of EMS Physicians Standards and Clinical Practice Committee and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Prehospital Emergency Care 2003;7(1):141-146.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903120390937274#.Vdt63vlViko
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: Millin MG, Galvagno SM, Khandker SR, et al. Withholding and Termination of Adult Cardiopulmonary Arrest Secondary to Trauma: Resource Document to the Joint NAEMSP-ACSCOT position Statements. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2013;75(3):459-467.
http://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Fulltext/2013/09000/Withholding_and_termination_of_resuscitation_of.17.aspx
Current Version Release Date: September 2013
Previous Version(s): none
Opioid Toxicity
POSITION STATEMENT: Naloxone Access and Utilization for Suspected Opioid Overdoses
(Available online ahead of publication)
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9, ACEP3, ACMT13
Current Version Release Date: October 2016
Previous Versions: none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Role of the State EMS Medical Director
POSITION STATEMENT: Role of the State EMS Medical Director
(Available online ahead of publication)
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9, ACEP3, NASEMSO11
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903121003770688#.VdtoYvlViko
Current Version Release Date: December 2016
Previous Version(s):
2010 – {REVISED, 2016} Position Statement. Role of the State EMS Medical Director. Prehospital Emergency Care 2010;14(3):402.
2005 – {REVISED, 2010} Position Statement. Role of the State EMS Medical Director. Prehospital Emergency Care 2005;9(3):338. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903120590962184#.VdtyP_lViko
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: Cunningham CA, Wesley K, Peterson TD, et al. The role of state medical direction in the comprehensive emergency medical services system: a resource document. Prehospital Emergency Care 2010;14(3):404-411. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10903127.2010.483152#.Vdto6PlViko
Current Version Release Date: 2010
Previous Version(s): none
Tranexamic Acid
POSITION STATEMENT: Guidance Document for the Prehospital Use of Tranexamic Acid in Injured Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016;20(5):557-559.
Joint Position Statement of the NAEMSP9, ACEP3, ACSCOT4
Current Version Release Date: March 2016
Previous Versions: none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none
Clinical Credentialing
POSITION STATEMENT: Clinical Credentialing of EMS Providers.
(Available online ahead of publication)
Current Version Release Date: December 2016
Previous Version(s): none
RESOURCE DOCUMENT: none