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McMaster University's Emergency First Response Team (EFRT) has curated a multi-step, highly selective hiring process that has led to exemplary retention rates.

Although college campuses have historically been regarded as a protective influence against the development of substance use disorders, substance use and misuse have risen to become one of the most widespread public health concerns facing U.S. college campuses in the past decade. This article discusses pertinent pharmacology, clinical presentations, and treatment guidelines for co-ingestion of alcohol and opioids.

Bystander CPR has been shown to significantly improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet rates of bystander CPR remain low across the United States. This paper outlines a brief HOCPR training that was successfully implemented by a collegiate-based EMS agency.

The authors compare existing and desired transport policies for intoxicated undergraduate students among collegiate EMS agencies.

Bradshaw et al. attempt determine if age and gender exert significant influence on a patient’s decision to utilize ambulatory transport to the emergency department.

This study assesses UAEMS’ patient evaluations when referenced to Tucson Fire, the local municipal agency.