Prior to 2360 Star Fleet vessels would seek volunteers from each department to be trained in basic first aid so that in the event of a ship wide emergency that resulted in injuries those who had volunteered and been trained would leave their posts to render basic first aid to the injured....which was one of several problems with the old system. Another was that not every area of a ship had a cross trained volunteer and sometimes that meant a lengthy response time. It was estimated that during a cataclysmic event on board a Star Fleet vessel the mortality rate was 72%. The Emergency Field Trauma Specialist (EFTS) program was created in 2360 as an extension of Star Fleet Medical to provide better and more efficient medical care to those injured both on board a ship, base or planet. Admission