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National Collegiate EMS Foundation

Founded in 1993, the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to scholarship, research and to creating a safer, healthier environment on college and university campuses through the support, promotion, and advocacy of campus-based EMS. NCEMSF is committed to the advancement of existing response groups and assisting in the development of new response groups. NCEMSF serves as an umbrella organization supporting its approximately 250 constituent member colleges and universities in providing campus-based EMS. NCEMSF provides a robust network of supportive professionals and alumni as well as a forum for education and communication between its constituent members.

Partnership with JCEMS

On its 25th Anniversary, NCEMSF formed a partnership with JCEMS to promote collegiate EMS scholarship and to spark immediate and sustainable progress in the young, growing field of campus-based prehospital emergency care. NCEMSF serves as the official sponsor and parent foundation of JCEMS and provides networking, administrative, and financial support. JCEMS and NCEMSF collaborate to help guide collegiate EMS providers and organizations in the development of research projects and the production of publishable work.

To ensure rigor and independence in the editorial process, the JCEMS Editorial Board maintains editorial autonomy. The NCEMSF Board of Directors has no authority to determine the content to be published in JCEMS, and members of the NCEMSF Board of Directors are not eligible to serve on the JCEMS Editorial Board.

Latest

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.

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.