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    American College of Emergency Physicians
    The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), founded in 1968, is a medical specialty organization of 22,743 members, 53 chapters, and 25 sections that focus on critical issues, such as injury ... Details >
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    American Trauma Society
    The American Trauma Society (ATS) is a nonprofit health association dedicated to the prevention of trauma and the improvement of trauma care. ATS's mission is to increase public awareness of the term... Details >
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    Divers Alert Network
    Divers Alert Network (DAN),a 501©(3) non-profit organization which began in l980 with a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, grew out of a need for treatment of acute diving... Details >
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    Drug Abuse Warning Network, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a large-scale, ongoing drug abuse data collection system sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The major objectives... Details >
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    Emergency Medical Services for Children
    EMSC is a national initiative designed to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness and injury. The initial goal is to prevent childhood illness or injury or, when prevention f... Details >
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    Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch, Center for Mental Health Services
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the lead Federal agency responsible for implementing Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF-8), the health and medical portion of the Federal Disaster Re... Details >
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    National Academy of Emergency Dispatch
    Formed in 1988, the Academy's main function is that of a standard-setting organization for all aspects of Emergency Dispatch. NAED is also an academic Academy with a mission statement "To conduct an o... Details >
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    National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
    The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) was formed in 1975 to serve as the professional organization for EMTs, paramedics, instructors, and administrators. Services and acti... Details >
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    National Audiovisual Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
    The National Audiovisual Center (NAC) is the central source for purchasing or renting the more than 8,000 Federally produced audiovisual programs available to the public. Requests for information may ... Details >
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    National Disaster Medical System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Emergency Response, (OER) coordinates the Department's efforts to provide assistance to supplement State and Local resources in response to ... Details >
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