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.
Lexipol Editorial Director Greg Friese guest hosts this episode with cohost Kelly Grayson as they discuss diversity in EMS education
Montgomery County Hospital District evaluates prehospital NTG feasibility, effectiveness and safety for pulmonary edema
Exploring the limitations of lung auscultation and pulse oximetry
Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) randomized, controlled trial compared interrupted CPR and continuous-chest-compression CPR
Panacea’s Cloud will allow first responders and medical directors to better coordinate their response to mass casualty disasters
The emergency-physician recommended steps to improve survival rates include better reporting and funding
Not every emergency responder reacts the same way to a bad call and a cookie-cutter debriefing may do more harm than good
New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs
A look at some of the research from the last year, why it’s important and what it means for paramedic chiefs and EMS field providers
Last year, the opioid toll rose to nearly 19,000 deaths, an increase of 16 percent
Health care practitioners challenged to think outside the box to understand and solve the problem of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The clinical trial aims to prove whether the drug is a viable option to reduce excess bleeding from traumatic brain injuries
New research showed that isopropyl alcohol relieved nausea symptoms for patients in the ER
The device uses injectable foam, which is meant to expand in the abdomen to stop the bleeding
Dr. Gordon Ewy presents findings on the importance of bystander CPR and patient gasping at the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update 2015
The first penis transplant in the U.S. will be performed on a young soldier within a year
FEMA gave the University of Arizona $1.5 million to learn the relationship between cancer and the chemicals firefighters are exposed to
The first issue of the Irish Journal of Paramedicine will be published in June 2016
Texting and other distractions while using smartphones were believed to be part of the cause, as well as drunken, drugged and drowsy driving
Why focusing solely on line-of-duty deaths is doing a disservice to the health and wellness of those in the industry
The report also attributes the improvement to more staff in the fire department
The report calls for changes to the way first responders are equipped to treat overdoses, which are killing 44 people each day in the US
Mental health care continues to be poorly funded, inadequately managed, and under-recognized by politicians and policy makers
When mental health services were scaled back in Sacramento there was a significant increase in emergency psychiatric consults and emergency department length of stay
A Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium study comparing two CPR methods of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest found little difference in neurologically intact survival
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
Docs challenge ALS vs. BLS outcomes research and learn about prehospital care products at 2015 ACEP Scientific Assembly
EMS, though only one link in the chain of survival, can make a significant impact by delivering a viable patient to the hospital
Widespread CPR and AED training can be done for minimal cost and instruction time with this method
Researchers discuss the best target temperature, 33 C or 36 C, for cardiac arrest patients in the post-arrest care phase
Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest found little difference in neurologically intact survival
A mandatory, national cardiac arrest database will give citizens the information they need to call for improvements in care
