Open AccessThe 2017 International Joint Working Group white paper by INDUSEM, The Emergency Medicine Association and The Academic College of Emergency Experts on establishing standardized regulations, operational mechanisms, and accreditation pathways for education and care provided by the prehospital emergency medical service systems in India
Author(s) -
Veronica Sikka,
Vimmi Gautam,
Sagar Galwankar,
Randeep Guleria,
StanislawP Stawicki,
Lorenzo Paladino,
Vivek Chauhan,
Geetha R Me,
Vijay H. Shah,
R. P. Srivastava,
B. K. Rana,
Bipin Batra,
Om Prakash Kalra,
Praveen Aggarwal,
Sanjeev Bhoi,
S Vimal Krishnan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_7_17
Subject(s) - accreditation , standardization , government (linguistics) , white paper , work (physics) , emergency medical services , medicine , service (business) , working group , business , medical emergency , political science , medical education , engineering , marketing , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , law
The government of India has done remarkable work on commissioning a government funded prehospital emergency ambulance service in India. This has both public health implications and an economic impact on the nation. With the establishment of these services, there is an acute need for standardization of education and quality assurance regarding prehospital care provided. The International Joint Working Group has been actively involved in designing guidelines and establishing a comprehensive framework for ensuring high-quality education and clinical standards of care for prehospital services in India. This paper provides an independent expert opinion and a proposed framework for general operations and administration of a standardized, national prehospital emergency medical systems program. Program implementation, operational details, and regulations will require close collaboration between key stakeholders, including local, regional, and national governmental agencies of India.