title: EMS Bill of Rights: what every patient deserves.
abstract: Every EMT, paramedic, supervisor and EMS medical director must stress that our job is to treat every patient the way we'd like to be treated or the way we'd want one of our family members treated. Those charged with supervision must ensure that EMTs and paramedics receive the support and training necessary to allow adherence to the 10 objectives outlined in this article. Quality-assurance reviews, quality-improvement programs, provider comments and complaints from the public must all be used to improve the care we deliver. Prehospital care should be constantly improving the delivery of excellent, life-saving care.
authors.affiliation: Paramedic/EMS Bureau, Nashville Fire Department, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Meador
authors.forename: Corey M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Slovis
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Wrenn
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000592:standards*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014481:United States