''Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society'' is a 1966 report by the

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. It is considered a landmark in the development of the

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system in the

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. In the research report, the National Academy of Sciences—

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Committees on

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and

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, a federally funded department of the government, concluded, in part, that both the public and government were "insensitive to the magnitude of the problem of accidental death and injury" in the U.S.; that the standards to which

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services were held were diverse and "often low"; and that "most ambulances used in this country are unsuitable, have incomplete ... equipment, carry inadequate supplies, and are manned by untrained attendants." The report led to the design and implementation of the first federally qualified

services and personnel in the US. The reforms inaugurated by the publication of "The White Paper" led to higher quality care provided on-scene and in-transit by trained

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s and EMTs.

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Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
' (scan of the commemorative 1997 edition) {{DEFAULTSORT:White Paper, The Emergency medical services in the United States Health policy in the United States 1966 works

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