Implementation of a Peer Support Program for Campus First Responders
The implementation of Peer Support is one step CUSERT has taken towards improving mental health support for campus first responders.
Naloxone Training and Distribution Program in an Urban Collegiate Setting
MERT worked with physicians from Penn Medicine’s Emergency Department to develop a 1-1.5 hour bystander naloxone training curriculum.
The Relative Importance of Vital Signs in Campus-Based Emergency Services
This study examined the vital signs of patients of the University of Texas at Dallas' BLS response team and compared them to established standards of upgrading to ALS.
Assessing the Adequacy of Behavioral Health Training for Collegiate EMTs
This study aimed to assess EMT self-reported preparedness for behavioral emergencies and to compare behavioral call experience to preparedness.
Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability as Indicators of Stress in Emergency Medicine Residents...
The authors measured stress-induced heart rate and heart rate variability of emergency medicine residents during a pulseless electrical activity cardiac arrest scenario.
Promoting Youth Emergency Preparedness through Lifesaving Emergency Skill Workshops
Members of Harvard CrimsonEMS expanded outreach to high-school students to create a more medically-literate youth community.
Development of a Mass Gathering Medicine Training Program for Novice Collegiate EMS Providers
New training and protocols have promoted better team dynamics, higher staff confidence, and more efficient patient care.
Reducing Barriers to Bystander Intervention:
Harvard University's Crimson EMS developed a workshop series for students on campus, focusing on CPR and Stop the Bleed training.
Do EMT students enrolled through a college course perform better in terms of course...
Armstrong et al. conducted a retrospective review comparing course completion rates and state-certifying exam scores for college-affiliated and non-college-affiliated students enrolled in an EMT course.
Integrating Continuing Education Credits to a Collegiate EMS Training Model
The University of Pennsylvania Medical Emergency Response Team implemented a program to integrate continuing medical education (CME) credits into their training curriculum.
