Training & Education

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.

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.

This article outlines the steps which Dartmouth EMS has taken to educate our members on socially just and racially inclusive emergency medicine.

Alatis and Nable discuss the impact of COVID-19 on campus EMS organizations and how teams can maintain operational readiness throughout the pandemic.

MERT worked with physicians from Penn Medicine’s Emergency Department to develop a 1-1.5 hour bystander naloxone training curriculum.

Members of Harvard CrimsonEMS expanded outreach to high-school students to create a more medically-literate youth community.

New training and protocols have promoted better team dynamics, higher staff confidence, and more efficient patient care.

Formosa et al. provide an overview of Canadian student-run campus emergency medical response teams, examining aspects including training, operations, and organizational status.

Chief Jake Martin discusses Virginia Tech Rescue Squad's rigorous training program and the squad's unique role as a collegiate-based EMS agency operating at the ALS level.

Harvard University's Crimson EMS developed a workshop series for students on campus, focusing on CPR and Stop the Bleed training.