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.
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
Lexipol Editorial Director Greg Friese guest hosts this episode with cohost Kelly Grayson as they discuss diversity in EMS education
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
Survivors in Wake County EMS study had a witnessed arrest with a shockable rhythm and prehospital ROSC
The project was announced Sunday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando
Heroin use rose by about 50 percent between 2013 and 2014, according to the DEA
New research has found that the mortality rate of white, middle-aged Americans has significantly increased since 1998
Increased availability of opioids, chronic pain, financial stress and mental illness cited as potential cause in this overlooked epidemic
Researchers investigate the capability of bystanders to treat a simulated opioid overdose with intranasal naloxone versus auto-injector naloxone
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, defibrillation, medications and post-arrest care
Analysis of the 56 million ePCR records in the NEMSIS national dataset shows days with the most traumatic pediatric cardiac arrests in 2013 and 2014
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for medications, airway insertion and confirmation, defibrillation and post-arrest care
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, AED use and suspected opioid overdose
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson question a new research suggesting that BLS care is far superior than ALS care
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are critical of the new American Heart Association’s CPR and ECC guidelines
Seventy percent of those in the U.S. would recognize stroke symptoms, but only about half would know when to call an ambulance
A 10-year study found an increase in prescription opioid use disorders, frequency of use and related deaths
Doctors have found Ebola can survive in some male survivors for up to nine months after they first get sick but aren’t sure if that means they might still be infectious
The challenge with studies, such as this one, are the vast number of variables that can influence the outcomes of patients