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.
Dr. Ginny Renkiewicz shares research on vicarious trauma, post-traumatic stress, and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Continuing the mission of emergency services legends, leaders and champions
Should we be using midazolam instead of morphine in congestive heart failure?
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
The proposed rule will be available for public comment for 180 days
There is a significant correlation between operational stress, organizational stress, critical incident stress, alcohol use and post-traumatic stress
For the third straight year CDC investigators found the nasal spray flu vaccine performed dismally while the traditional flu injection worked reasonably
The EMS community is invited to test proposed draft measures
The National Academies report stressed the U.S. must do more to encourage coordination, collaboration and standardization in trauma care
Gradually increasing the volume of alarm tones will reduce fatigue, tachycardia and potentially long-term physical and psychological disorders
Here’s how to understand the role of EMS in unraveling the pre-puncture problem for patients with large vessel occlusive stroke
The ACEP High Threat Emergency Casualty Care Task aims to reduce death and disability from mass shootings and active shooter incidents
Drug overdoses, accidental poisonings are up 78 percent over a decade and now exceed vehicle crashes as the top accidental killer in the U.S.
Brothers, Stan and Dominique Larkin, relied on external total artificial hearts before successful heart transplants
Dallas’ program came under fire for not making money, and that’s OK; here are 5 steps to a successful community paramedicine program
The evidence tells us that not using red lights and sirens should be the rule – and using them should be an infrequent exception
