Campus Public Health & Safety

While EMS professionals have not received any training in human trafficking, they are in a unique position to identify trafficked persons, gaining a view of the patient’s out-of-hospital environment not visible to most other healthcare providers.

Ferdowsian et al. share their experience establishing a new EMS team at the Claremont Colleges.

Bystander CPR has been shown to significantly improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet rates of bystander CPR remain low across the United States. This paper outlines a brief HOCPR training that was successfully implemented by a collegiate-based EMS agency.

The University of California – Davis Fire Department discusses their experience setting an administering an on-campus COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

The authors compare existing and desired transport policies for intoxicated undergraduate students among collegiate EMS agencies.

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.

Grace Scharf, the Public Relations Officer of the University of Dayton EMS, shares her agency's tips for organizing a terrific celebration during Collegiate EMS Week.

To encourage care-seeking behavior, collegiate EMS leaders spearheaded the development and implementation of a medical amnesty policy.

The authors share their experience with developing a mental health response framework for their collegiate EMS service.

This article outlines the steps which Dartmouth EMS has taken to educate our members on socially just and racially inclusive emergency medicine.