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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Office of EMS has published a new booklet entitled Emergency Medical Services: 24/7 Care � Everywhere,designed to explain in detail the EMS system and how all its parts work together. The booklet is a great resource for those who are unfamiliar with how the EMS system works, or to serve as an introduction to EMS for the general public.

EMS is part of an intricate system of agencies and organizations. These include hospitals, communications and transportation networks, rehabilitation facilities, trauma centers, specialty care centers, and so forth. This publication helps outline how all of the components of the EMS system interact and work together as part of a coordinated system of care. In addition to describing how EMS is implemented at the local level, the booklet also discusses how it operates at the state and federal levels.

To view the Emergency Medical Services: 24/7 Care � Everywhere booklet, visit www.nhtsa.dot.gov and select Emergency Medical Services from the Quick Picks. To order copies, email your request to nhtsa.ems@dot.gov.