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EMS and Trauma Systems 
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The Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program develops and regulates systems that provide quality emergency care to victims of sudden illness or traumatic injury.  This ensures that responders are fully trained, that emergency medical vehicles are properly equipped, and emergency medical systems are functioning efficiently and effectively.

Proposed rule changes effective January 1, 2012
Proposed rule revisions in Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 333, division 265 were passed and are effective January 1, 2012. Read more about the revised rules


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We certify Emergency Medical Technicians and First Responders and work in concert with the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon's educational institutions to provide EMT education.
The Emergency Health Care Task Force (EHCTF) was created to assess and make improvements to emergency health care services in Oregon. The task force includes a multi-disciplinary group of stakeholders interested in emergency care.
Resources for First Responders looking to certify or recertify in the State of Oregon.
Awards to recognize excellence, to foster achievement, and to honor those in and around EMS Systems whose acts and deeds stand out from the day-to-day excellence of that system.
Established in 1984, EMSC is an initiative designed to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness or injury.
The mission of the Mobile Training Unit (MTU) is to keep rural volunteer emergency response agencies operational through the provision of continuing education that is mandatory for certified EMS personnel.
The POLST program is designed to assure that the medical treatment wishes expressed by the patient are honored by health care professionals as the patient moves from one health care setting to another.
Developing, implementing and enforcing the standards pertaining to the actions of certified personnel, agencies and operation of ambulance services in the State of Oregon.
The Oregon Trauma Program is responsible for development, implementation, and monitoring of the state's trauma system, including establishment of system standards, designation of trauma hospitals, and collection of trauma registry data.
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