EMS1 Research Center

The EMS1 Research Center serves as a central access point for critical prehospital medicine research that can help drive operational and policy changes at the local, state and federal level.

Get insights into EMS provider behavior and beliefs related to hot topics like fatigue management, and participate in EMS1 polls and surveys.

Additionally, find the latest information about research conducted by esteemed EMS organizations, such as the American Ambulance Association, and National Association of EMS Physicians, among other organizations focused on provider health and wellness, patient assessment and treatment, and a variety of safety issues.

Article Bites: Measuring the impact of a telehealth program on ambulance transports

The feasibility of a telehealth program within a large EMS system highlights progress in matching healthcare resources with patient needs

Smith and Rah on deciphering COVID-19 data

The COVID-19 Literature Surveillance Team: EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence
Article Bites: How does the Cincinnati prehospital stroke scale compare to other tools?

What the research tells us about incorporating CPSS into destination decisions when evaluating large vessel occlusion stroke
FDNY, Columbia work to improve EMS response operations, balance hospital capacity loads

"Our new pattern for FDNY EMS is shaving about a minute off ambulance trips from incident locations to hospitals,” said Professor Andrew Smyth

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World researchers to speak at 24-hour online paramedicine conference
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The International Research Conference 2021 includes presentations on topics such as neonatal care, early recognition of sepsis, resuscitation ethics and COVID-19
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in 1 year, officials say
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Drug overdoses now surpass deaths from car crashes, guns, and flu and pneumonia
Sleep loss affects how paramedics and healthcare workers respond to patients’ feelings
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Canadian researchers studied the impact of a single night without sleep, as well as chronic poor sleep quality
AIMHI releases flash poll results on vaccine mandates, consequences
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The poll examined the frequency of vaccine mandates, incentives, termination and jumping ship
Article Bites: Measuring the impact of death notification training on burnout
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Is death notification training associated with decreased burnout among EMS professionals?
How the ‘Death lab’ evolved into a modern trauma system
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Remembering shock pioneer, R Adams Cowley, 30-years after his death
NIOSH seeks input on interventions to prevent, lower stress for health workers, first responders
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The CDC division is seeking evidence-based responses from employers, unions, workers, researchers, treatment providers and government agencies
How to prevent, recognize and cure burnout in EMS
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From data sharing of real-time clinical feedback, to rounding with medical directors, learn how to tackle and treat burnout in paramedics and EMTs
Sexual misconduct in EMS
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Have we fallen victim to a blind eye?
Columbia University researchers testing opioid use disorder vaccine
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The vaccine is designed to produce antibodies to oxycodone, blocking the drugs’ ability to reach the brain
E-scooter, e-bike, hoverboard injuries jump 70%
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission identified more than 190,000 ED visits due to micromobility products in the past four years
Merck says experimental pill cuts worst COVID-19 effects
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Patients who received the molnupiravir pill within five days of symptom onset had about half the rate of hospitalization and death as patients on the placebo pill
EMS ketamine use on patients intoxicated with cocaine increases intubation
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A study from Florida Atlantic University found IM ketamine administration increases ED intubation rate 5.75-fold for patients testing positive for cocaine
What EMS needs to know about suicide loss
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4 Postvention strategies to help EMS members process and cope after experiencing a suicide loss
Understanding ivermectin
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What paramedics needs to know as reports of self-medication for COVID-19 rise
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