Expanding the Role of Emergency Medical Services in Homeland Security

Abstract

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has an established nationwide workforce that has not participated in homeland security as a full partner. EMS is a profession in transition that is looking to establish its identity and expand in ways that enhance its overall mission. This thesis explores the role of EMS in response, recovery, acting as intelligence sensors, participation in fusion centers, and syndromic surveillance to see if there are practical applications and logical integrations that could provide value to homeland security. EMS has an opportunity to take advantage of new models and technologies to meet the needs of the citizens and to improve the outcomes of patients. EMS should consider what expanded roles in homeland security enhances the EMS profession, improves security at home, and meets current goals of EMS across the nation. Comparative analysis, application, evaluation, measurement, and vulnerability assessment provided several potential new roles for EMS in homeland security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA580438

Entities

People

  • Malcolm Kemp

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Information Exchange
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Patient Care
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Therapy
  • United States Government
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Systems Analysis and Design