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.

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It’s not just PTSD: Stress disorders in EMS
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Dr. Ginny Renkiewicz shares research on vicarious trauma, post-traumatic stress, and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic
FDIC 2023 Quick Take: ‘Our calling is high’
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Continuing the mission of emergency services legends, leaders and champions
ESO releases 2023 EMS Index, including key data on EKGs, opioid OD treatments
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The Index tracks data for more than 2,600 EMS agencies across the country
Thoracic ultrasound in respiratory distress
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Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase
Digital Edition: Prehospital trauma: Today’s tenets for triage, treatment and transport
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Head-to-toe guidance for improving trauma outcomes
Research review: Putting CDC field triage guidelines to the test
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Takeaways from more than 8M EMS encounters that help inform destination decisions
The TBI ‘H bombs’
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Dr. Al Lulla breaks down an area where we can improve outcomes
Research review: Changes in childbirth
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Obstetrics studies reveal best practices in newborn suctioning, umbilical cord clamping
The biggest reason employees leave
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How EMS organizations are losing good employees with low pay scales
EMS Trend Survey seeks providers' input for 8th industry report
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This year’s survey touches on topics such as lights and sirens usage and treatment-in-place adoption, as well as recruitment and retention initiatives
Minn. first responders, Mayo Clinic teams introduce new cardiac arrest protocol
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Patients who may benefit from ECMO will be moved to an emergency department sooner
Researchers seeking EMS providers to take medication error survey
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The study aims to determine the type and prevalence of the mistakes and other factors
DARPA puts $46.4M toward synthetic blood development
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Twelve universities and labs are participating in the effort to try to make a synthetic product to treat blood loss in people
Poll call 2022: Looking back on the biggest EMS trends of the year
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Check out the results from this year's polls, which captured the pulse of the EMS1 community throughout 2022
As pot legalization expands, more kids sickened by edibles at home
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Among reported cases, over half of the children were toddlers; symptoms include drowsiness, breathing problems, fast heart rate and vomiting
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