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EMS vs. EMT: Clarifying Roles in Emergency Healthcare

EMT Training Station

In the realm of emergency healthcare, the terms EMS (Emergency Medical Services) and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) are often used interchangeably, yet they represent distinct aspects of medical response and care.

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SGEM#306: Fire Brigade and the Staying Alive App for OHCAs in Paris

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: October 21st, 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician, creator of the excellent #FOAMed project called First10EM.com and a member of the #SGEMHOP team. Reference: Derkenne et al. Reference: Derkenne et al. AEM Oct 2020. AEM Oct 2020.

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SGEM#238: The Epi Don’t Work for OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: December 6th , 2018 Reference: Perkins et al. Guest Skeptics: Jay Loosley is the Superintendent of Education at Middlesex-London Paramedic Service. Jenn Doyle is a paramedic educator at Middlesex-London Paramedic Service. Date: December 6th , 2018 Reference: Perkins et al. JAMA 2009, Hagihara et al.

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Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms

NCOAE

Today we’re taking a more serious look at language, this time highlighting the terminology used by members of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) community. That’s because one of our areas of focus here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) is emergency medicine training and education.

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How to Become a Tactical EMT: Uncover the Path to High-Intensity Emergency Care

EMT Training Station

Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) presents an exciting and challenging career path for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics looking to apply their skills and expertise in high-risk law enforcement environments.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. 2000, Stiell et al. 2004, Jayaraman et al. 2014), BLS (Sanghavi et al. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. link] under a CC-BY-NC 4.0 Schneir, A.