NEMSQA Wins Nicholas Rosecrans Award for Reducing Ambulance Crashes with Lights and Siren Initiative
LAS VEGAS, NV (September 18, 2024) – The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) was honored as this year’s prestigious Nicholas Rosecrans Award winner for their exceptional work on the Lights and Sirens Collaborative. NEMSQA’s initiative has been pivotal in reducing the risks associated with the use of lights and sirens in emergency medical services, improving safety for EMS providers and the public while maintaining high standards of patient care. Read More.
NEMSQA Measure Update Announcement: Airway Measure Minor Corrections Posted 10/16/2024
Please be advised that there were minor corrections applied to the recently released maintenance updates to the following measures:
- Airway-01: Successful First Endotracheal Intubation Attempt without Hypotension and without Hypoxia
- Airway-05: Adequate Oxygen Saturation Achieved Before Endotracheal Intubation Attempts
- Airway-18: Waveform Capnography Confirmation of Invasive Airway
To ensure you are using the most current version, please go to the website https://www.nemsqa.org/nemsqa-measure-technical-documents and access the 2024_v1.1 documents. *Note that the 2024_v1.0 version is available for historical reference.
