TPF Digital Archive · Rural and remote paramedicine · Open access
A digital archive of the history of rural and remote paramedicine
This archive brings together documents that practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and international partners produced and shared over more than two decades as the fields of community paramedicine and rural prehospital care were taking shape. It is preserved here as a freely accessible historical record of the field.
About this archive
A historical record of a field being built in real time
The documents in this archive were produced by EMS agencies, state offices, academic researchers, government bodies, and international organizations across more than two decades. They were shared at conferences, circulated among practitioners, and exchanged across borders as the fields of community paramedicine and rural prehospital care were developing. TPF has served as a convener and clearinghouse for much of this material — collecting, indexing, and preserving it so that the history of the field remains accessible.
TPF does not claim authorship of the documents in this archive unless explicitly indicated. Documents are the work of their original authors and organizations. They are made available here as historical reference material, in the spirit in which they were originally shared: across jurisdictions and professional boundaries, for the advancement of the field.
Archive framework and copyright
This archive operates as a non-profit digital preservation resource under the following framework:
- 17 USC 108 (US library and archive exemption). As a non-profit educational archive, TPF relies on Section 108 of the US Copyright Act, which permits libraries and archives to reproduce and distribute copies of works for preservation and scholarly research purposes, without purpose of direct or indirect commercial advantage.
- Fair use and fair dealing. Documents are provided solely for educational, research, and professional reference purposes — non-commercial, transformative through indexing and contextualization, and targeted at practitioners and researchers. Applicable fair use provisions (17 USC 107) and international fair dealing provisions are cited where relevant.
- Crown Copyright. Documents produced by government bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are subject to Crown Copyright in their respective jurisdictions. Where applicable, UK Crown Copyright material is reproduced under the Open Government Licence. Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Crown Copyright material is included for non-commercial educational reference. Each document card identifies its jurisdictional copyright status.
- US federal works. Works produced by US federal agencies (NHTSA, CMS, HRSA, AHRQ, and others) are not subject to copyright under 17 USC 105 and are in the public domain.
- Orphan works. A small number of documents in this archive are orphan works — works whose rights holder cannot be identified or located after reasonable effort. These are included as historical reference and clearly labeled. TPF commits to respond to any rights-holder contact within 14 business days and to remove or restrict access to any document upon verified request.
Each document card in this archive displays a copyright status badge. These badges represent TPF’s good-faith assessment of the document’s status and do not constitute legal advice. If you hold rights to a document in this archive and wish to discuss its inclusion, removal, or attribution, contact TPF at info@paramedicfoundation.org.
Copyright takedown and correction procedure
If you are the rights holder of a document in this archive and wish to request its removal, correction, or updated attribution, submit a written notice to info@paramedicfoundation.org with the subject line Archive Takedown Request. Your notice should include:
- Your name, organization, and contact information
- The document title and URL as it appears in this archive
- A description of your rights in the work
- Your requested remedy (removal, updated attribution, or addition of a rights statement)
TPF will acknowledge receipt within 5 business days and complete the requested action or provide a written response within 14 business days. Documents subject to a pending takedown request will be marked as restricted pending resolution.
The Community Paramedic curriculum is archived separately and is available to accredited colleges and universities on request. Contact TPF for curriculum access.
01103 documents
Community Paramedicine Program Implementation
103 documents
Community Paramedicine Program Implementation
Documents produced by EMS agencies, state health departments, and program developers as community paramedicine programs were being designed and implemented across North America and internationally, 2001–2023.
022 documents
Governance and Legislation
2 documents
Governance and Legislation
Regulatory frameworks, model statutory language, competency standards, and governance documents produced by state agencies, national associations, and professional bodies as the legal structure for community paramedicine was being established.
0311 documents
Rural EMS System Planning
11 documents
Rural EMS System Planning
Planning documents, system evaluations, workforce analyses, and financial sustainability references produced by and for rural and remote EMS systems in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
04327 documents
Research and Evidence
327 documents
Research and Evidence
Peer-reviewed articles, white papers, consensus documents, and conference papers examining community paramedicine outcomes, mobile integrated health, and EMS workforce issues. Shared across the international research community as evidence for the field was being developed.
0543 presentations · reconstructed from archived slides
International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine (IRCP) Annual Meeting Archive
43 presentations · reconstructed from archived slides
International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine (IRCP) Annual Meeting Archive
Presentation documents, conference programmes, and supporting materials from every annual IRCP meeting. Click a year to browse. Visit the IRCP page or ircp.info for upcoming meetings. Where video recordings are available they appear directly in the presentation card.
IRCP 20109 presentations
IRCP 201214 presentations
IRCP 201316 presentations
IRCP 20144 presentations
065 documents
National Policy and Reference Documents
5 documents
National Policy and Reference Documents
National and international policy frameworks, federal agency guidance, and comparative EMS system documents from the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia, gathered and circulated by practitioners and policymakers building the policy case for community paramedicine reform.
Have a document that belongs in this archive?
If you have produced or hold a document relevant to the history of community paramedicine or rural prehospital care, TPF welcomes contributions to this archive. Rights-holder contact for existing documents is also welcomed. The CP Curriculum is available separately to accredited institutions.