Creating a Protocol for Campus EMS Response to Mental Health Complaints
The authors share their experience with developing a mental health response framework for their collegiate EMS service.
Establishing a Collegiate Emergency Medical Service
Ferdowsian et al. share their experience establishing a new EMS team at the Claremont Colleges.
Lessons from Early Vaccination of Campus EMS Providers at the University of California, Davis
Mills et al. highlight UC Davis' experience with the vaccination of campus first responders against COVID-19.
Predicting Patient Volumes at Collegiate Football Games
Renko et al. create a model to predict patient volumes at collegiate football games to help aid EMS in planning.
Assessment of Bystander Intervention on EMS Transport Decisions for Cases of Alcohol Intoxication at...
Looking at a small liberal arts college in New York State, Di Nucci et al. study the impact of bystander intervention on EMS transport decisions for alcohol intoxication cases.
Maintaining Collegiate EMS Readiness During COVID Campus Closures
Alatis and Nable discuss the impact of COVID-19 on campus EMS organizations and how teams can maintain operational readiness throughout the pandemic.
How the Blue Hens are Responding to COVID-19
Amid a global pandemic, JCEMS talks with he University of Delaware’s EMS Squad Director of Public Relations about shifts, PPE, recruitment, and more.
The Relative Importance of Vital Signs in Campus-Based Emergency Services
This study examined the vital signs of patients of the University of Texas at Dallas' BLS response team and compared them to established standards of upgrading to ALS.
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.
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.
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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.
Opioid and Alcohol Co-Ingestion
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.
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.