Collecting Good Data
Wonder where all that information collected in thousands of EMS patient care reports every day ends up? People across the country analyze it—from your local EMS service and regional planners to State and Federal health officials and medical researchers. And the more accurate this data is, the more it can be used to improve patient care, help fight public health emergencies and make EMS safer for providers and patients.
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Nationwide EMS Incident Data
The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) standardizes data collected by EMS agencies and provides the framework for collecting and sharing data from States and Territories.
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National EMS Dashboard
This dashboard of motor vehicle crashes shows up-to-date information of EMS activations across all 50 States, three Territories and Washington, D.C.
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EMS Data in Use
From statistics about the opioid crisis and COVID-19 to a traffic crash database for highway safety, data is applied across the country to help solve complex public health problems.
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Request EMS Data (NEMSIS)
Visit NEMSIS.org to request the 2021 NEMSIS Public-Release Research Dataset and the Data Cube, among other resources.
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Other Data Standards and Sources
Access these other resources and research to better understand the state of EMS in the U.S.