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.
Lessons from a learning community, Part 2
New research explores how point-of-care lung ultrasound can improve prehospital identification of acute heart failure
Dr. Matthew Walker’s book puts the power of sleep into perspective for all first responders who struggle to sleep
The rate of deaths directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and had been increasing in the prior two decades
Black patients experienced delays in COVID-19 treatment because of the problem, said Kristen Azar with Sutter Health’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity
The medication can help patients resist cravings and may keep them using an illicit drug laced with fentanyl
“These are indicators of overwhelmed resources and symptoms of deeper problems in the health care system,” said Dr. Arjun Venkatesh
Exploring the limitations of lung auscultation and pulse oximetry
Action items to advance operations, adapt service delivery, and recruit and retain the talent of the future
RAND Corp. research indicates that the cost puts the antidote out of reach for some with opioid use disorder
Comparing the efficacy of analgesics to reduce acute pain in the prehospital setting
David Page, MS; Hezedean Smith, DM; and Ayanna Walker, MD, share best practices for evaluating and interpreting prehospital research
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
The organizations seek to collect and analyze ambulance industry employee turnover information to produce a report that provides useful, actionable data
The Public-Release Research Dataset is the first to include information from all 50 U.S. states
Study participants who reported routinely low-quality sleep had 18-35% higher anger levels than those who reported fair sleep quality
Board President Michael Redlener said that the best practices that come from the project will help every agency more safely respond to 911 calls
An overview of the current evidence.
Brooke Burton and Bryan Wilson join the podcast to discuss the NEMSQA Quality Improvement Initiative
The rise in death notifications during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the lack of training and impact on EMS provider burnout
How effective are mobile stroke units at decreasing time to tPA administration and improving functional neurologic outcomes?
The 2022 ESO EMS Index also showed an increase in stroke assessment performance, and that most patients were transported without lights and siren
