Emergency Medical Services

"Emergency Medical Services" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Services specifically designed, staffed, and equipped for the emergency care of patients.

Descriptor ID	D004632
MeSH Number(s)	N02.421.297
Concept/Terms	Emergency Medical Services Emergency Medical Services Emergency Services, Medical Emergency Service, Medical Medical Emergency Service Medical Emergency Services Service, Medical Emergency Services, Medical Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Emergency Medical Service Medical Service, Emergency Service, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Prehospital Emergency Care Prehospital Emergency Care Emergency Care, Prehospital Emergicenters Emergicenters Emergicenter Emergency Care Emergency Care Emergency Health Services Emergency Health Services Emergency Health Service Health Service, Emergency Health Services, Emergency Service, Emergency Health Services, Emergency Health

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Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Emergency Medical Services [N02.421.297]

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Bar chart showing 410 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 34 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	7	1	8
1996	2	2	4
1997	3	1	4
1998	3	3	6
1999	5	5	10
2000	6	1	7
2001	6	2	8
2002	5	4	9
2003	12	1	13
2004	5	5	10
2005	20	1	21
2006	11	5	16
2007	17	4	21
2008	7	4	11
2009	7	5	12
2010	25	9	34
2011	10	10	20
2012	12	5	17
2013	10	3	13
2014	13	7	20
2015	18	5	23
2016	12	5	17
2017	9	3	12
2018	12	3	15
2019	9	1	10
2020	12	5	17
2021	15	3	18
2022	8	1	9
2023	13	1	14
2024	5	4	9
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Emergency Medical Services" by people in Profiles.

Ely RM, Schwartz DS, Liu JM, Jura KF, Overberger R, Krohmer JR, Cornelius A. Role of EMS in Disaster Response - A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(3):315-321.

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Rosenbaum RA, Dworkin M, Eisenman J, Cowan P, Burch K, Dattoli J, Aber D, Starr-Leach K, Wright J, Mauch R, Nichols M, Logemann M, Johnson C, Huss B, Jones ME, Shane D, Kappers S, Sachais BS, Frederick KM. How do we implement a prehospital whole blood administration program for shock trauma patients on a statewide basis? Transfusion. 2025 Apr; 65(4):654-663.

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Greif R, Bray JE, Dj?rv T, Drennan IR, Liley HG, Ng KC, Cheng A, Douma MJ, Scholefield BR, Smyth M, Weiner G, Abelairas-G?mez C, Acworth J, Anderson N, Atkins DL, Berry DC, Bhanji F, B?ttiger BW, Bradley RN, Breckwoldt J, Carlson JN, Cassan P, Chang WT, Charlton NP, Phil Chung S, Considine J, Cortegiani A, Costa-Nobre DT, Couper K, Couto TB, Dainty KN, Dassanayake V, Davis PG, Dawson JA, de Caen AR, Deakin CD, Debaty G, Del Castillo J, Dewan M, Dicker B, Djakow J, Donoghue AJ, Eastwood K, El-Naggar W, Escalante-Kanashiro R, Fabres J, Farquharson B, Fawke J, de Almeida MF, Fernando SM, Finan E, Finn J, Flores GE, Foglia EE, Folke F, Goolsby CA, Granfeldt A, Guerguerian AM, Guinsburg R, Hansen CM, Hatanaka T, Hirsch KG, Holmberg MJ, Hooper S, Hoover AV, Hsieh MJ, Ikeyama T, Isayama T, Johnson NJ, Josephsen J, Katheria A, Kawakami MD, Kleinman M, Kloeck D, Ko YC, Kudenchuk P, Kule A, Kurosawa H, Laermans J, Lagina A, Lauridsen KG, Lavonas EJ, Lee HC, Han Lim S, Lin Y, Lockey AS, Lopez-Herce J, Lukas G, Macneil F, Maconochie IK, Madar J, Martinez-Mejas A, Masterson S, Matsuyama T, Mausling R, McKinlay CJD, Meyran D, Montgomery W, Morley PT, Morrison LJ, Moskowitz AL, Myburgh M, Nabecker S, Nadkarni V, Nakwa F, Nation KJ, Nehme Z, Nicholson T, Nikolaou N, Nishiyama C, Norii T, Nuthall G, Ohshimo S, Olasveengen T, Olaussen A, Ong G, Orkin A, Parr MJ, Perkins GD, Pocock H, Rabi Y, Raffay V, Raitt J, Raymond T, Ristagno G, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Rossano J, R?diger M, Sandroni C, Sawyer TL, Schexnayder SM, Schm?lzer G, Schnaubelt S, Seidler AL, Semeraro F, Singletary EM, Skrifvars MB, Smith CM, Soar J, Solev?g AL, Soll R, Stassen W, Sugiura T, Thilakasiri K, Tijssen J, Tiwari LK, Topjian A, Trevisanuto D, Vaillancourt C, Welsford M, Wyckoff MH, Yang CW, Yeung J, Zelop CM, Zideman DA, Nolan JP, Berg KM. 2024 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces. Circulation. 2024 Dec 10; 150(24):e580-e687.

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Greif R, Bray JE, Dj?rv T, Drennan IR, Liley HG, Ng KC, Cheng A, Douma MJ, Scholefield BR, Smyth M, Weiner G, Abelairas-G?mez C, Acworth J, Anderson N, Atkins DL, Berry DC, Bhanji F, B?ttiger BW, Bradley RN, Breckwoldt J, Carlson JN, Cassan P, Chang WT, Charlton NP, Phil Chung S, Considine J, Cortegiani A, Costa-Nobre DT, Couper K, Bittencourt Couto T, Dainty KN, Dassanayake V, Davis PG, Dawson JA, de Caen AR, Deakin CD, Debaty G, Del Castillo J, Dewan M, Dicker B, Djakow J, Donoghue AJ, Eastwood K, El-Naggar W, Escalante-Kanashiro R, Fabres J, Farquharson B, Fawke J, Fernanda de Almeida M, Fernando SM, Finan E, Finn J, Flores GE, Foglia EE, Folke F, Goolsby CA, Granfeldt A, Guerguerian AM, Guinsburg R, Malta Hansen C, Hatanaka T, Hirsch KG, Holmberg MJ, Hooper S, Hoover AV, Hsieh MJ, Ikeyama T, Isayama T, Johnson NJ, Josephsen J, Katheria A, Kawakami MD, Kleinman M, Kloeck D, Ko YC, Kudenchuk P, Kule A, Kurosawa H, Laermans J, Lagina A, Lauridsen KG, Lavonas EJ, Lee HC, Han Lim S, Lin Y, Lockey AS, Lopez-Herce J, Lukas G, Macneil F, Maconochie IK, Madar J, Martinez-Mejas A, Masterson S, Matsuyama T, Mausling R, McKinlay CJD, Meyran D, Montgomery W, Morley PT, Morrison LJ, Moskowitz AL, Myburgh M, Nabecker S, Nadkarni V, Nakwa F, Nation KJ, Nehme Z, Nicholson T, Nikolaou N, Nishiyama C, Norii T, Nuthall G, Ohshimo S, Olasveengen T, Olaussen A, Ong G, Orkin A, Parr MJ, Perkins GD, Pocock H, Rabi Y, Raffay V, Raitt J, Raymond T, Ristagno G, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Rossano J, R?diger M, Sandroni C, Sawyer TL, Schexnayder SM, Schm?lzer G, Schnaubelt S, Lene Seidler A, Semeraro F, Singletary EM, Skrifvars MB, Smith CM, Soar J, Lee Solev?g A, Soll R, Stassen W, Sugiura T, Thilakasiri K, Tijssen J, Kumar Tiwari L, Topjian A, Trevisanuto D, Vaillancourt C, Welsford M, Wyckoff MH, Yang CW, Yeung J, Zelop CM, Zideman DA, Nolan JP, Berg KM. 2024 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces. Resuscitation. 2024 Dec; 205:110414.

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Ngekeng S, Kibu O, Oke R, Bassah N, Touko DA, Yost MT, Dissak-Delon F, Tendongfor N, Nguefack-Tsague G, Hubbard A, McCoy SI, Christie SA, Chichom-Mefire A, Juillard C. Prehospital factors associated with mortality among road traffic injury patients: analysis of Cameroon trauma registry data. BMC Emerg Med. 2024 Oct 16; 24(1):194.

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Gmora FL, Hynes AM. Out-of-Hospital Treatment for Acute Traumatic Pain: Ketamine as an Adjunct: October 2024 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct; 84(4):461-463.

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Rajagopal AB, Pissaris A, Clark K, Merrill A, Glatter R, Ho A, Towle DC, Yanuck J, Lahham S, Ulin L, Fischetti C, Apisa L. Recommendations for Updates to Emergency Medical Kits for Commercial Aviation. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024 Oct; 95(10):794-796.

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Kuc A, Overberger R, Isenberg DL, Henry KA, Zhao H, Sigal A, Wojcik S, Herres J, Brandler E, Nomura JT, Kraus CK, Ackerman D, Peluso A, Gentile N. EMS Bypass to Endovascular Stroke Centers is Associated with Shorter Time to Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy for LVO Stroke. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(6):713-718.

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Berkenbush M, Sherman N, Jain N, Cosmi P. Prehospital Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Infusion Pump for Bolus and Infusion? Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(1):85-88.

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Nadkarni VM, Tijssen J, Denny V. Intra-Arrest Transport vs On-Scene Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Children-Scoop and Run vs Stay and Play. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 05 01; 7(5):e2411616.

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