NAEMT has issued a number of Position Statements on issues affecting EMS providers and prehospital emergency care.
Position Statements are available on the following topics:
6/20/08 Position Statement on the Accreditation of Training Programs
5/15/07 Position Statement on the Validity of Diverse EMS Delivery Models
4/18/07 Position Statement on Illicit Drug Use by EMTs and Paramedics
4/9/07 NAEMT/NATA Position Statement on the Management of SCA during Athletic Practices and Competitions
7/31/06 Position Statement on the Use of Safety Restraints in Ambulances
6/9/06 Position Statement on Professionalism in EMS
6/9/06 Position Statement on EMT and Paramedic Participation in Capital Punishment
9/23/05 Position on Emergency Aspirin Administration
08/16/04 Recommended Operational Security Measures (UPDATE)
06/25/03 Proposed Rule for 29 CFR Part 541 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
04/10/03 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ALERT: UPDATED 04/10/03
03/25/03 EMS Personnel Smallpox Vaccination Policy: UPDATED 3/25/03
10/11/02 H.R. 5334, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002
08/19/02 National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT) Program Support
08/06/02 GSA KKK Specifications
06/26/02 First Responder Terrorism Preparedness Act of 2002
06/20/02 Recommended Operational Security Measures
06/07/02 Small Pox Vaccination (Please also see 3/25/03 Update above)
05/07/02 Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS)
04/24/01 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001
05/15/01 CONTOMS EMS Training Initiative
11/30/00 Domestic Preparedness and Terrorism Response
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