Practical and reader-friendly, FOUNDATIONS OF EMS SYSTEMS is an invaluable resource that provides a broad, contemporary overview of EMS with a realistic focus on the field provider. Based on the course outcomes developed by the EMS committee of Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education, this book introduces readers to the EMS world and provides the knowledge they need in order to prepare them for success as an EMS provider. with an emphasis on EMS as a profession, the book explains the background, structure and operations of these systems, the role of each provider within the healthcare sys