Normal For Us: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of EMS Professionals
Alanna Badgley responds to the recently released New York State First Responder Mental Health Needs Assessment.
Optimizing EMS and Reducing Ambulance Patient Offload Time: Part 2
Extended ambulance patient offload times. Here are some strategies that may help solve this issue.
Healing the Wounded Helper: A Ketamine Therapy Retreat for Women in EMS
Female EMS providers find relief from the stresses of the job thanks to Ketamine.
Optimizing EMS and Reducing Ambulance Patient Offload Time: Part 1
This is how EMS can be optimized through medical operations coordination centers, healthcare coalitions and PerformanceStat.
The Hidden Dangers of Honey Packets: A Guide for Prehospital Clinicians
A growing trend among college students involves the misuse of “honey packets” marketed as sexual enhancers, creating significant health risks.
How Opioid Deaths Tripled in Philly Over a Decade − and What May Be Behind a Recent Downturn
After nearly a decade of almost year-over-year increases in overdose deaths, the tide may finally be turning in Philadelphia.
Infection Control for Emergency Responders
JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe, director of Infection Control for Emergency Responders Collaborative and Training Hub.
Enfield (CT) EMS Launches Whole Blood Program for Trauma Patients
Saint Francis Hospital is partnering with Enfield emergency medical services to allow whole blood to be administered to trauma patients.
The Data Behind the Research
Chief Douglas Randell speaks with Dr. Remle Crowe and Dr. Jamie Kennel about following the data in EMS research.
Flu Season Is the Most Intense It’s Been in at Least 15 Years
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
- Sheets vs. the Streets
- Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Mechanical Ventilator Strategies
- Friday Night Lights: Shift 12 – Less Isn’t Always More
- Who’s Watching the ‘Bs’ in the ABCs?
- Challenging the Way We Have Always Done It: The PUMA Criteria of Endotracheal Tube Confirmation
Buffalo (NY) Weighs Nurse Navigator Program to Improve Ambulance Response
Buffalo leaders are pushing for a new program called nurse navigation to improve ambulance response times and reduce the strain on emergency medical services (EMS).
Stolen Ambulance Leads GA Police on High-Speed Chase
A stolen Houston County ambulance led Warner Robins police on a high-speed chase Wednesday morning, causing damage to the vehicle but resulting in no injuries.