Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)
 Children involved in an emergency medical situation deeply touch the hearts of all. The goal of the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program is to reduce the severity of illness and injury in the children of Nebraska.
Through the prevention and education incentives of the EMSC Program, a renewed effort of being well prepared to respond to a child in need has focused and sharpened the skills of emergency services providers. For more information about the Nebraska EMSC Program, contact: debbie.kuhn@nebraska.gov
The Realtors Association of Lincoln collected bears throughout the month of October, 2006. On October 30th, 2006, Realtors Association of Lincoln delivered approximately 180 bears along with a check for $1,305.00 to Dean Cole, EMS Program Administrator. In addition, twenty-four Realtors have pledged to help the program for the next five years with an annual monetary contribution.
In September of 2009, The Realtors Association of Lincoln collected $1400 from 23 realtors and donated this to the EMSC program
If you are interested in donating to the Medi-Tedi Program, please send donations to:
EMS Program, Attn: Debbie Kuhn,
301 Centennial Mall South,
P.O. Box 95026,
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007.
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EMS Digest
 EMS Digest September 2011
EMS Digest March 2011
EMS Digest 1st Edition / Third Quarter 2009
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EMS Assessments
Richardson County Assessment
Chase County Assessment
EMS of Nebraska Ambulance Services Needs Assessment
Boone County Assessment
Bridgeport Assessment
Jefferson County Ambulance District Assessment
Plattsmouth Assessment
Central City Assessment
Gage County Assessment
Saunders County Assessment
EMS Reports
The Feasibility and Role of Community Paramedicine in Nebraska
Emergency Medical Services of Nebraska Workforce Study
Cumming County Report
Beatrice Report
Nebraska City Final Report
Nebraska City Recommendations
Columbus Report
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EMS Leadership
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EMS Research
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EMS Support of Hospitals
The EMS Program is in constant contact with hospitals. As emergency medical services across Nebraska are the safety nets of prehospital care, the hospital is the gateway to definitive health care.
Critical Access Hospitals in particular have benefited from the efforts of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. A Critical Access Hospital (CAH) is a hospital that has met certain licensure criteria that allows for a higher Medicare reimbursement. This higher reimbursement has saved many rural hospitals from having to close their doors. For more information about Critical Access Hospitals contact: david.palm@nebraska.gov, dennis.berens@nebraska.gov or dean.cole@nebraska.gov.
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Hospital Maps
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Pre-hospital Pandemic Influenza Guidance
Emergency Medical Support of Services
Across Nebraska, approximately 430 ambulance and first responder services provide life saving emergency medical care at a moment's notice. Most services provide this care through one of two types of licenses. These license levels are Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support. Within these licenses, a service may be either a transporting or non-transporting provider.
The EMS Program assists services in providing quality care in a variety of ways. Some of the resources available through the EMS Program are Physician Medical Training, quality assurance guidelines, patient care documentation classes, and service management classes. For more information about the EMS Program, contact: doug.fuller@nebraska.gov.
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Patient Care Documentation
Accurate documentation of the care provided by the out-of-hospital provider is critical. The EMS Program utilizes a program called The Nebraska Ambulance Rescue Service Information System "NARSIS" to assist the out-of hospital providers to reach this goal.
The written Patient Care Report serves as a medical, legal, data, and managerial document. Continuing efforts are being made throughout the EMS Program to enhance the documentation skills of the out-of-hospital providers. An educational program called "The Write Stuff" has been created to aid services and their providers in accurately completing Patient Care Documentation. If you are interested in the program please contact your regional EMS specialist.
A type of data information that can be created using NARSIS information is the level of care chart.
 NARSIS PAPER INSTUCTIONS 2012.pdf
e-NARSIS Technical Assistance Announcement 11-10- 2011
Letter from Dean Cole regarding NARSIS Paper Forms (Posted 2/26/2010)
NARSIS Patient Care Report
New Phone Calling System for NARSIS Reporting
Nebraska EMS Data Dictionary
For more information about NARSIS, contact: carla.becker@nebraska.gov.
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Links to EMS & Fire Grant Funding Websites
Resource for EMS & Fire Grant Assistance
Rural Assistance Center - EMS & Fire Staffing Grants
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Miscellaneous EMS Related Documents
EMS Quality Improvement
EMS Recognition Project Brochure
Significant Exposure Information
Significant Exposure Report Form
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
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