The Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) at Drexel University just launched the COVID-19 RAPID Mental Health Assessment (RAPID), funded in part by the US Federal Emergency ...

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...

Zero preventive trauma deaths. Is it possible, and do first responders hold the key to this lofty goal? Trauma accounts for at least 200,000 U.S. deaths per year. Recognizing this, in its 2016 report, ...

Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment. Emergency medical service screening for sepsis speeds administration of ...

"This group of EMT students has met every challenge of our demanding curriculum," said Timothy Dronet, Director of Staffing. ...

As Kern County’s 12 newest emergency medical technicians walked the stage at their commencement ceremony on Oct. 1, they did ...

Austin-Travis County EMS can now offer a different solution to people experiencing a mental health crisis. Instead of having to transport them to an emergency room or find a bed at a local mental ...