Andra M Farcas, Remle P Crowe, Jamie Kennel, Nicola Little, Ameera Haamid, Mario Andres Camacho, Tiffany Pleasant, Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, Anjni P Joiner, Rickquel Tripp, Joshua Kimbrell, Joseph M Grover, Stephanie Ashford, Brooke Burton, Jeffrey Uribe, Johanna C Innes, David I Page, Mike Taigman, Maia Dorsett
Improving health and safety in our communities requires deliberate focus and commitment to equity. Inequities are differences in access, treatment, and outcomes between individuals and across populations that are systemic, avoidable, and unjust. Within health care in general, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in particular, there are demonstrated inequities in the quality of care provided to patients based on a number of characteristics linked to discrimination, exclusion, or bias. Given the critical role that EMS plays within the health care system, it is imperative that EMS systems reduce inequities by delivering evidence-based, high-quality care for the communities and patients we serve...
May 10, 2024: Prehospital Emergency Care