Publications

2026 Academic Poster Session

Analysis and Standardization of Non-Transport Collegiate EMS Unit Verbal Handoffs to Responding ALS

En Route to Developing UNC Charlotte’s Collegiate EMS

A Harm Reduction Blueprint: Partnering with Fraternity & Sorority Life to Expand Naloxone Access

The New Special Population: College Students

National Recognition of Collegiate EMS Providers

The National EMS Compact Commission adopts Resolution 2025-05 that recognizes National Collegiate EMS Week.

Redefining Collegiate EMS Practice Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Discussion on implementation of Trauma-Informed Care into collegiate EMS.

Trainings in Collegiate EMS: Examples from IC-EMS at Indiana University

IC-EMS utilizes unique resources to train their members to respond to emergency calls.

Factors Associated with Requests for Non-Collegiate EMS Resources by Collegiate EMTs

Assessing Characteristics and Best Practices In Responding to Psychiatric EMS Calls in a College Student Population

An Analysis of the Utility of the LIFEPAK Device in Collegiate Emergency Medicine

Challenges, Strategies, and Lessons from Implementing Washington State’s First Collegiate EMS Agency

University of Washington's experience implementing the state's first collegiate EMS agency.

Implementing a Collegiate Naloxone and Bleeding Control Kit Program

Investigating the Role of Public Assistance Programs in Responding to Cardiovascular Emergencies in Rural Areas

Training Student EMTs to Support Mobile Community Support Program

Pass The Torch to Decrease Healthcare Burnout

How can you reignite your passion for healthcare when you feel it burning out? The author explores this idea in this Perspectives & Opinions piece.

Compassion Meditation to Improve Psychological Well-being Among Volunteer Collegiate Emergency Medical Technicians

Student volunteer EMS providers are often under significant mental and physical stress which may lead to provider burnout and decreased compassion malleability. The authors demonstrate…

Innovation in Collegiate Emergency Medical Services

The authors review potential uses of current and future innovations in EMS and discuss our Call for Papers for an upcoming special JCEMS edition.

Presumptive Diagnosis of Alcohol Intoxication as the Etiology of Altered Mental Status in Collegiate EMS

Altered mental status is a common emergency call at universities, and for collegiate-based EMS providers this chief complaint is frequently found secondary to alcohol intoxication.…

2024 Conference Academic Poster Session Posters

Posters from the Academic Poster Session at the 2024 Annual National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation Conference

Advising Resilient Healthcare Teams

McMaster University's Emergency First Response Team (EFRT) has curated a multi-step, highly selective hiring process that has led to exemplary retention rates.

Standing Up and Staffing a Covid Vaccine Clinic on a Collegiate Campus

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

Opioid and Alcohol Co-Ingestion

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…

Improvements in the Self-Efficacy of CPR Performance Following a Brief Hands-only Training Program for College Students

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.…