• DocumentCode
    911087
  • Title

    From MEDICOM to MED-8: The growing pains in EMS radio

  • Author

    Harter, Stanly A E

  • Author_Institution
    Telecommunications Branch, State of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    283
  • Lastpage
    286
  • Abstract
    MEDICOM, an emergency medical services (EMS) communications system conceived in 1968 and which became a reality in 1973, is described. This system was implemented before the development of FCC Docket 19880 and uses EMS radio communications channels not specified in that docket. Insights are provided on problems that face government agencies such as FCC, DOT, DHEW, and NTIA in relation to regulation and funding of EMS communications.
  • Keywords
    Biomedical telemetry; Cities and towns; Costs; Ergonomics; FCC; Frequency; Licenses; Local government; Medical services; Pain;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9545
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-VT.1979.23802
  • Filename
    1622643
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=911087