Volume 5: Issue 1

Towards Anti-Racist Prehospital Healthcare

Perspectives & Opinions Brittany Cleary, EMT; Janelle Annor; Sarah Barnett, EMT; Regan Harnois; Jay Kang; Sahaj Shah; Leah Zamansky; Megan Zhou, EMT - February 25, 2022

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

COVID-19 Sequelae in a Nineteen-year-old Male

Case Reports Christopher Gaeta, EMT-B; Joseph Zarraga, DO; Joseph Cesarine, MD - February 25, 2022

The authors examine the case of a previously healthy 19-year-old university student and e-cigarette user who was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Labor Trafficking and the Role of the EMS Professional

Case Reports Lauren N. Wilson, MA, EMT; Stephen P. Wood, MS, ACNP, EMT; Scott A. Goldberg, MD, MPH; Aislinn Foltz-Colhour, EMT; Carin M. Van Gelder, MD; Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH - February 25, 2022

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.

Comparing Patient Evaluations by a Municipal and a Collegiate-Based Emergency Medical Service

Original Research Hans Bradshaw, MD; Brittany Wright, BS, EMT-B; Bianca Carrasco, AA, EMT-B; Jenna Wise, EMT-B; Timothy Gustafson, BS, EMT-B; Jacob Robishaw-Denton, BS, EMT-B - February 25, 2022

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

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Innovation in Collegiate Emergency Medical Services

Editorials Adhitya Balaji, BS, EMT; Jacob Robishaw-Denton, BS, EMT; David L. Rodgers, EdD, NRP; Andrew K. Watters, MD; Thomas Lardaro, MD, MPH; Scott C. Savett, PhD, EMT - December 20, 2024

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...

Original Research Margaret Dickey, EMT; Kevin Crisp, PhD, EMT - November 28, 2024

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.