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Goal 20 - Enhancing Emergency Medical Capabilities to Increase Survivability
No amount of preventive action will eliminate all crashes and injuries from the highway. The minutes directly following the sustaining of traumatic injuries are often critical to saving the victim’s life or ameliorating the effects of injuries. Both the timeliness and the level of expertise at which care is given are critical factors in the equation. Emergency care scenarios are markedly different in urban, rural, and remote settings and require strategies tailored to meet the realities of each.

Recommended Strategies:

• Strategy 20A: Develop and implement a model comprehensive approach that will ensure appropriate and timely response to the emergency needs of crash victims
• Strategy 20B: Develop and implement a plan to increase education and involvement of EMS personnel in the principles of traffic safety
• Strategy 20C: Develop and implement an emergency preparedness model in three high-incident interstate highway settings (urban, rural, and wilderness)
• Strategy 20D: Implement and/or enhance trauma systems
• Strategy 20E: Develop and support integrated EMS/public health/public safety information and program activities