Lessons Learned from Wilderness Medicine for Civilian EMS
Many lessons can be adapted from wilderness medicine to civilian EMS.
Patient Care
Explore top-tier prehospital patient care content from JEMS™, encompassing emergency medical care, emergency trauma care and cardiac and resuscitation. This cutting-edge content is relevant to paramedics, EMTs, advanced EMTs, flight medical providers, community paramedics and more. Popular topics include stroke vs Bell’s palsy, sucking chest wounds and using a bag–valve mask.
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Dallas Fire-Rescue Launches Blood Transfusion Program
Dallas Fire-Rescue launched a pilot program to equip its ambulances with whole blood supplies.
Blood Transfusions at the Scene Save Lives. But Ambulances Are Rarely Equipped to Do Them
More than 60,000 people in the U.S. bleed to death every year from traumatic events, but many of those people likely wouldn’t have died if they…
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
MT EMS Get Training in Sepsis
Sepsis is a significant killer annually in the U.S., but work is being done to help area emergency medical services and nurses decrease deaths.
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.
Racial Gap Widened in Deaths Among US Moms Around the Time of Childbirth
Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.
Editor’s Opinion: EMS’s Impact on Heart Health in the U.S.
No one can deny the role that prehospital providers play in the early care of those suffering a cardiac event.
The Evolution of EMS Medical Direction with Dr. Paul Pepe
Dr. Paul Pepe looks back at the early days of EMS and how medical direction began.
Sheets vs. the Streets
“The streets are nothing like the sheets, just memorize the sheets to get through the test.”