Compassion Meditation to Improve Psychological Well-being Among Volunteer Collegiate Emergency Medical Technicians

Student volunteer EMS providers are often under significant mental and physical stress which may lead to provider burnout and decreased compassion malleability. The authors demonstrate the efficacy of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training on addressing these conditions.

Marketing Your EMS Experience

Collegiate EMS providers should leverage their experience in EMS to demonstrate their qualifications for employment or graduate education.

Johns Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO) lays the groundwork for inter-facility transport

Under the leadership of Christopher Wend (former Captain) and Leela Herbst (current Captain), HERO prepares for inter-facility transports.

Fundraising for Your Collegiate EMS Agency

Following five strategies, Skidmore College EMS tripled their fundraising goal. Consider adopting these strategies to maximize returns on your next campaign.

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.

Illinois Institute of Technology creates on-campus EMS organization with initial focus on community CPR/AED...

Current student Alexandra Montgomery leads the charge to develop a new campus EMS organization.

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.

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.