NFPA 451 PDF

Put your EMS-based community health care programs on the cutting edge.

The new NFPA® 451, Guide for Community Health Care Programs, offers a framework for the design and evaluation of comprehensive community health care programs based in local EMS systems. This publication is designed to add value, flexibility, and expanded capabilities beyond responding to emergencies and transporting the sick and injured. NFPA 451 provides the versatility to partner with other organizations and bring elements of different systems together to improve overall health care programs.

The debut edition of NFPA 451 is your resource for any community health care program:

• Applies to any EMS system, regardless of type, model, or affiliation, and might even bring systems of different types together
• Pertains to community health care programs based in local EMS systems, which may include disparate elements of government or various disciplines of the private sector
• Offers an innovative approach to public welfare and safety, whether fire based, hospital based, private, third service, or any other system