TRB Webinar: Emergency Medical Services Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural Areas

TRB conducted a webinar on March 20, 2014, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET that explored factors that may help reduce the time needed to provide effective medical care to crash occupants on rural roads that were identified in NCHRP Synthesis 451: Emergency Medical Services Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural Areas. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.


Webinar Presenters

• Erik Minge, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
• Brent Jennings, Jr., Idaho Department of Transportation
• James “Jim” DeTienne, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
• Dia Gainor, National Association of State EMS Officials

Presentation Moderator: Thomas Horan, University of Minnesota
Q&A Moderator: Bernardo Kleiner, Transportation Research Board


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: Final report findings
• PART 2: Rural state DOT perspective
• PART 3: Rural state Department of Public Health perspective
• PART 4: National perspective
• PART 5: Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the issues, challenges, and opportunities in providing rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS); and
• Summarize findings from NCHRP Synthesis 451.

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Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:

• TRB and National Academies employees;
• Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
• CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar;
• Members of the media;
• Employees of tribal governments; and
• Members of Congress or their staff.

Other sites must pay $49 per site. View our pricing page for details.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are required to email Reggie Gillum, RGillum@nas.edu, with their license number.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in December 2013. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, PO Box 1686, Clemson, SC, 29633. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.