Labor Trafficking and the Role of the EMS Professional
While EMS professionals have not received any training in human trafficking, they are in a unique position to identify trafficked persons, gaining a view of the patient’s out-of-hospital environment not visible to most other healthcare providers.
Interview with University of Dayton EMS
Grace Scharf, the Public Relations Officer of the University of Dayton EMS, shares her agency's tips for organizing a terrific celebration during Collegiate EMS Week.
Comparing Patient Evaluations by a Municipal and a Collegiate-Based Emergency Medical Service
This study assesses UAEMS’ patient evaluations when referenced to Tucson Fire, the local municipal agency.
Tackling Barriers to Seeking Emergency Care
To encourage care-seeking behavior, collegiate EMS leaders spearheaded the development and implementation of a medical amnesty policy.
Inside the JCEMS Team
JCEMS is proud to be managed by a team of all volunteers that includes recognized experts in prehospital emergency care as well as student-leaders. Here we offer an inside look at the organizational structure of JCEMS and share opportunities to join the team.
Improvements in the Self-Efficacy of CPR Performance Following a Brief Hands-only Training Program for...
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.
Upstream of EMS Overutilization
Tufts Emergency Medical Services—alongside Tufts Health Promotion and Prevention—funded, created, and distributed first aid kits and informational content to all first-year students.
A Survey of Canadian, Student-Run Campus Emergency Medical Response Teams
Formosa et al. provide an overview of Canadian student-run campus emergency medical response teams, examining aspects including training, operations, and organizational status.
Lessons Learned and Opportunities for CBEMS Growth Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
JCEMS shares stories from CBEMS agencies and discuss potential areas of growth for CBEMS agencies moving forward.
Establishing a Collegiate Emergency Medical Service
Ferdowsian et al. share their experience establishing a new EMS team at the Claremont Colleges.
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Innovation in Collegiate Emergency Medical Services
The authors review potential uses of current and future innovations in EMS and discuss our Call for Papers for an upcoming special JCEMS edition.
Presumptive Diagnosis of Alcohol Intoxication as the Etiology of Altered Mental Status in Collegiate...
Altered mental status is a common emergency call at universities, and for collegiate-based EMS providers this chief complaint is frequently found secondary to alcohol intoxication. The results of this research demonstrate evidence that EMTs may presumptively attribute alcohol intoxication as the etiology of AMS, as evidenced by the underutilization of key AMS assessments.
2024 Conference Academic Poster Session Posters
Posters from the Academic Poster Session at the 2024 Annual National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation Conference
Advising Resilient Healthcare Teams
McMaster University's Emergency First Response Team (EFRT) has curated a multi-step, highly selective hiring process that has led to exemplary retention rates.
Standing Up and Staffing a Covid Vaccine Clinic on a Collegiate Campus
The University of California – Davis Fire Department discusses their experience setting an administering an on-campus COVID-19 vaccine clinic.