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.
Personnel feel unrecognized, many do not trust agency leaders and few are willing to recommend their career to others. How can we fix this?
The AAA and Newton 360 Industry Turnover Survey reveals increased turnover rates in full and part-time EMTs and paramedics
Check out the results from this year’s polls, which captured the pulse of the EMS1 community throughout 2022
On average, a child was hospitalized every day for some injury involving a laundry pod
Key reasons include seriousness of medical problems and the lack of access to other medical providers
They’ve developed drug therapy that treats shock and acts like a pharmacological tourniquet by reducing internal blood loss by up to 60 percent
Understand the origins of sepsis criteria and what the new sepsis definitions mean for EMS assessment and treatment of septic patients
NHTSA is seeking responses to a specific set of questions to guide the next 30 years of evolution in EMS
Studies show that nationally only about 10 percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive
A review of the performance of ketamine in the agitated or excited delirium patient with an acute and potential life-threatening medical condition
The grant will fund a four year research project studying immunotherapy treatment for a common brain tumor found in children
Meta-analysis of the available research looks at primary and secondary patient outcomes of applying mechanical chest compression devices following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The researchers found that the length of the average needle would cause the injector to hit bone in 43 percent of toddler and infant cases
The paper focuses its attention of the critical issues of stress, mental health and suicide in EMS
Successful grants from foundations are obtained with persistence, hard work and dedication, not secrets
Progress on one link in the chain of survival doesn’t guarantee success of the other links in the chain of survival
Researchers find a growing number of patients without a spontaneous heartbeat who regain consciousness while receiving CPR
The report provides the segmented information state 911 leaders, legislators and policy makers need to make informed decisions about 911 services in their jurisdictions
Subjects followed the robot even after it had proven itself unreliable; researchers said the robot became an “authority figure” trusted during pressures of an emergency
All levels of prehospital caregivers are asked to answer a survey to help providers recommend the most useful types of medical ID
A review of recent peer-reviewed literature surrounding the efficacy of CPR training programs for EMS providers
All EMS providers are asked to answer a survey to help researchers develop programs and protocols
Data from the CDC show injuries including violence, car crashes and drug poisonings and overdoses are the leading cause of deaths for Americans up to the age of 44
Recent study suggests it may be safe to withhold oxygen from normoxic patients who are suffering from AMI
Explore research findings about the impact of intubation on OOHCA survival and the patient’s neurological status at discharge
Researchers found that assault-related injuries are often not reported, not acknowledged by officials and internalized as a “part of the job”
Researchers published 60 peer-reviewed journal articles on survival from major trauma and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Every ambulance provider should review and update their billing and claims policies and procedures
A new study found that the higher a cardiac arrest patient lives, the lower the chances of survival
Research on prehospital hemorrhage control, blood pressure management and TXA administration presented to physicians and paramedics
ROC researchers and EMS study participants have made significant contributions to better care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
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