Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteLimitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is an overview of the design and operation of Emergency Medical Systems (EMS), delivery of services and the echelons of care. The history of EMS, the interface of public and private organizations, and review of the various personnel who comprise these systems will be examined in relation to their impact on the health care delivery system. Analyzing the role of local, state, federal, tribal governments and private for profit corporations in delivery of emergency medical services in thoroughly examined. Because EMS is both an evolving system and a technical field, change is constantly occurring both in the clinical aspects of patient care and in the delivery of EMS services. This course examines the changes in EMS over the past few years including the significant changes in the scope of practice and education of EMS providers, reimbursement for EMS services as the result of the Affordable Care Act and federal legislation and federal agency activity related to EMS. The course explores an in depth overview of changes in disaster response, with a special emphasis on National Incident Management System integration and the expanding role of prehospital providers as an integrated part of the health care system including the role of the community paramedic. This course is intended for upper division students majoring in Public Safety Management. 