Southern Berkshire
Volunteer Ambulance Squad, Inc.

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SBVAS Links Page

Regulatory and Regional

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Emergency Medical Services Division
• National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinators
• National Association of EMS Physicians (State Rules/Laws Statement)
• HIPAA, final rule

• Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services Homepage
• Western Massachusetts EMS
(Region I)
• Central Mass EMS Corporation
(Region II)
• NorthEast EMS
(Region III)
• Metropolitan Boston EMS
(Region IV)
• Cape & Islands EMS
(Region V)

• Connecticut Office of Emergency Medical Services
• Connecticut Region 5 EMS
• Connecticut License Status checker

• New York State Office of Emergency Medical Services
• Protocols: New York Regional Emergency Medical Organization (REMO)
• Protocols: Hudson Valley Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (HVREMS)

Organizations

• The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
• American Heart Association
• National Center for Early Defibrillation
• Public Access Defibrillation League
• Berkshire Health Systems
• Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals

Education

• Continuing Education Classes - (MA) Statewide
• Continuing Education Classes - (MA) Western Mass only
• Continuing Education Classes - (CT) Sharon Hospital
• Continuing Education Classes - (NY) Hudson Valley Region
• Continuing Education Classes - (NY) REMO Region
• Advanced Life Support Institute (Conway, NH)
• MedicEd - Earn OEMS-approved CME's over the Internet
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute Independent Study
• (R.A.L.E. Repository, recordings of respiratory sounds)
• Learn ECG's on the web

Reference

• The Merck Manual (searchable)
• Journals of the AMA
• Massachusetts DNR/CC Guidelines

Other Providers

• Berkshire County Fire Network

Publications

• JEMS, the Online Emergency Services Resource
• Firehouse.com EMS Forum
• EMS Village

Miscellaneous

• Galls, the Authority in Public Safety Gear
• Medline, Manufacturer of Health-Care Supplies World-Wide
• Alliance Medical, EMS / Fire / Law Enforcement Products
• EMS Books: Emergency Texts for Less