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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Examining cardiac care in the absence of STEMI following ROSC
Takeaways from more than 8M EMS encounters that help inform destination decisions
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
EMRs are also unable to start intravenous lines or administer nitroglycerin or glycogen
Yale University researchers surveyed more than 200 doctors about how they’d react to different scenarios
The total bystander CPR rate increased from 30.9 percent in the first quarter of 2012 to 55.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014
Riding a medium-intensity roller coaster can result in the painless passing of small, and even a few large, kidney stones
Preliminary data published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society demonstrates early successes of a N.Y. community paramedicine program
Vital sign abnormalities during rehab may indicate a medical problem requiring the firefighter to follow-up with their primary care physician
The NAEMT survey results look at the resources, programs and services available to help EMS personnel cope with the stresses of the job
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TASER weapons’ probes were described as “functionally similar” to an EKG
Trampoline parks are hotspots for injury because multiple people will bounce at the same time
The viral sensation of 2014 raised $115 million for ALS research
A 1 percent price increase in alcohol prices corresponded with approximately 6,000 fewer violence-related emergency room visits
EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the United States and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing
Over 2,400 EMS personnel responded to the survey
Philadelphia hospitals, paramedics begin research to randomize stabbing and gunshot victims to ALS care or no ALS care during transport
A single prehospital treatment protocol for respiratory distress from asthma or COPD is reasonable
Health officials worry that these bacteria will spread their resistance to last-resort antibiotics to other bacteria that are already resistant to front-line antibiotics
