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.
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
Synchronized and unsynchronized electrical cardioversions are safe and effective in the prehospital environment
Reel Emergency’s Hilary Gates and Zach Dunlap discuss FOAMed and body-worn cameras
A majority of readers are most concerned about the color of their uniforms in regard to setting them apart from police officers
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer candidate is researching persistent issue of recruiting rural fire and EMS personnel
Our co-hosts discuss a review of shift work, sleep duration and their respective effects on health
Applying the lessons learned from research about uniform colors in other industries to EMS
The panel will help draft the new agenda and gather important input from the EMS community and public
NAEMT survey finds type of ePCR training and social media experience as predictors for ePCR software usability
The survey details how EMS providers interface with software systems that they use on a day-to-day basis to collect and store patient information
Review from The BMJ confirms what many paramedics, firefighters and police officers already know about shift work and its effect on sleep
The risk of dying was about 30 percent lower in weekend warriors and insufficient exercisers versus those who were inactive
Better understanding and further scientific study of the mesentery could lead to less invasive surgeries, fewer complications and faster patient recovery
Using an altered version of a protein found in the brain called neuroglobin, researchers were able to reverse the effects of a lethal dose of carbon monoxide in mice
As part of the program, officers personally reach out to treatment centers on behalf of addicts and arrange their transportation to the facilities
Firefighter Jose Zambrano said he hopes his “special kind of crazy” will support his effort to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
EMS Focus webinar shares data about the risk of injury or illness to EMS practitioners
Heroin deaths rose 23 percent in one year, and deaths from synthetic opioids rose 73 percent
The antidote cut CO blood levels by half in only 25 seconds in mice and in laboratory testing
Additionally, AAA found that drivers who missed two to three hours of sleep in a 24-hour period more than quadrupled their risk of a crash
In addition to preventing bleeds, the treatment did not trigger problematic responses in the immune system, an issue that had arisen in earlier research
The organization is asking that EMS providers to implement the measures to test within their own systems and then provide feedback.
In-hospital cardiac arrest research shows strong association between epinephrine and decreased odds of ROSC and good neurologic outcome
A study found that those who were 50 and older were 50 percent less likely to be CPR trained. (AP Photo)
Investigators found that hospital admissions to Tulane Medical Center for heart attacks increased in the 10 years after Katrina. (AP Photo)
The study compared outcomes for two resuscitation techniques and recommended improving bystander CPR in minority communities
For some people, the condition is so debilitating that they have trouble going about daily routines
The study examined whether CPR proficiency could be improved with low dose and high frequency simulations in hospitals
Patients need to be told of the risks, monitored closely and treated quickly to quell the immune response if trouble develops
The therapy works by training the skin’'s immune system to tolerate small amounts of peanuts
The objective of the job analysis to define a job in terms of the work behaviors necessary to safely and effectively perform the job at a specified level of expertise
Based upon best practices, a job analysis is completed every five years
For every 1,000 people screened in the study, four children and four parents were identified as being at risk for early heart disease
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