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.
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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.
Wayne Kewitsch and Johanna Moore dig into improving SCA survival and neurological outcomes
Changing just one of many variables that impact EMS response to 911 calls points to the complexity of changing average response times
Apply crew resource management sterile cockpit rules to stay safe amidst increased roadway dangers
First long-term look at effects of using drug during pregnancy
Researchers wanted to know if a post-resuscitation 12-lead ECG could accurately predict who actually needs ECA and who does not
Results probably will change how seizures are treated by paramedics
Program in Texas significantly reduced 911 calls, leading to declines in emergency medical service and emergency department charges and costs
During the 39-month study period, paramedics treated 4,130 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients
The nationally representative survey questioned more than 6,000 drivers in November and December of 2010
In 2009, Idaho’s suicide rate rose to 19.9 percent per 100,000 people — a 20 to 22 percent increase from the previous year
Current research does not provide strong support for using passenger compartment intrusion alone as a reliable triage tool for selecting patients that require trauma center destinations.
Patrol cars equipped with AEDs important for cops who act as first responders
Reports of teenagers collapsing from sudden cardiac arrest fuel debate about screening young athletes
The report focuses on the collection of ambulance crash data, including fatalities and injuries from all 50 states, and the methods used to collect this data
The Combat Casualty Training Consortium will analyze medical information collected on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade
Nearly 5 percent of Americans ages 12 and older say they’ve abused prescription painkillers
The first formal CPR guidelines advocated by the American Heart Association included a statement that “elevation of the lower extremities may promote venous return and augment artificial circulation during external cardiac compression”
A string of deadly accidents has prompted calls for tougher regulation of the tour bus industry
Possible explanations for the decline in hospital stays abound, including healthier hearts, better control of risk factors like high blood pressure, and more patients treated in emergency rooms and clinics
Bicycling and football were the leading reasons for the kids’ brain injuries, but health officials said that could be at least partly related to the popularity of those activities
For most patients, benzodiazepines are used to sedate the patient and then an anti-psychotic is added, and a third drug, a paralysing agent, also can be injected if needed
Sixty-nine million people had to travel farther to reach a trauma center in 2007 than in 2001, according a study in the journal Health Affairs
The “Golden Hour” that holds that traumatized patients receiving definitive care during the first sixty minutes following injury gave rise to much of the infrastructure currently supporting EMS
More than half of families surveyed had no plan for what to do in a major emergency
Researchers analyzed reports to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about all adverse events connected to use of an AED between January 1993 and October 2008
The government and a host of private groups led research on how to shorten treatment times and started campaigns to persuade hospitals that this was the right thing to do
Statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety indicate that August is the deadliest month of the year to be on America’s highways
The pilot program is aimed at people not sick enough to go to a nursing home or have home health care
Severely injured elderly patients are about 30 per cent less likely to get trauma centre care
Many researchers question the value of prehospital fluid administration for trauma patients, which is an important concern given the short transport intervals normally associated with urban environments
Study in response to report showing survival rates from cardiac arrest decreased when more time passed between chest compressions and defibrillation
Report shows CPR was administered before emergency crews arrived in 15 percent of the fatalities and 17 percent of near-drownings