Show i AMA AIWA Suggests Improved i Emergency Medical Care ore I t I IA A study has shown that Peo pie Injured In rural counties were re almost four times ns as like ly to die from their Injuries ns as those Injured in urban cOlin coun- counties ties despite the occurrence of oC oCless less severe accidents and more mOIe survivable Injuries A program for tor improving em medical care In rural areas of the country has been proposed by the American Med Ical Associations Association's Council on Rural Health THIS PROGRAM first step stepIn stepin In a larger AMA project to in sure better emergency care nm na will stress wider first aid training for rural Amerl Ameri cans and swifter handling of emergency victims The higher case fatality ra tie tio in rural areas seems to be related to the inability to pro pro- provide vide adequate first bid aid ures and to get the injured to a hospital within a reasonable period of time THE PROPOSED program which has been approved by bythe bythe the AMA AUA Board of Trustees ur ur- ur urges that 1 communities nate their efforts with adjacent towns or urban centers In ana l zing existing patterns ot of re- re response response to medical emergencies 2 Rural and ur urban an communities institute a medical service area program tor for emergency medical transportation facilities health personnel 3 Rural and urban communities ties where possible adopt the model aln ambulance ordinance to gIve the public a greater voice in the quality of ambulance care 4 Rural and urban provide a program of ad ad- ad advanced fled Hed Cross first aid In in- in instruction for the people most frequently called in ill rural especial emergencies ly police sheriffs and m II ambul- ambul anco ance clews 5 Rural and urban common common- develop a continuing earn cam directed toward first aid Instruction tot for rural families and particularly young people through the schools youn young or or- or organizations and other educational channels Groups which will assist in hl organizing and Implementing this program the Amer lean Red CI Cross SS Federal Exten- Exten Extension sion Service Department of HEW V National Education Asso- Asso Association Association National Grange and American Farm Bureau Feder |