Yale EMS

Our Mission:

The purpose of this organization is to provide direct emergency medical care, training in emergency medical care, and to reduce morbidity and mortality in the areas of service in which we work.

Our Activities:

Heart Safe Campus - Teaching 10%+ of Campus CPR Direct Service After teaching 5%+ of campus CPR/AED in the past year, we hope to teach a new total of 10% of campus how to perform life-saving CPR and how to use the many AEDs found around campus. This initiative seeks to address the low rates of bystander CPR in New Haven. Narcan & Opioid Overdose Training for Campus Members Direct Service We will be continuing our collaboration with Students for Sensible Drug Policy and hosting Narcan and Opioid Overdose Trainings for any member of our campus community to join. Standby Basic Life Support Direct Service We will be providing standby emergency medical services with our EMT crews at large university events and sports events. Narcan & Opioid Overdose Training for FroCos Direct Service In order to more strategically reach our student population, we will be providing opt-in trainings for FroCos in recognizing and responding to opioid-related emergencies. This will be done in collaboration with Yale College Council. Volunteer Emergency Medical Services at Outside Agencies Direct Service YEMS members will volunteer their time to responding medical emergencies across Connecticut through the following agencies: Agency 1: Echo Hose Location: Shelton, CT Contact: Matthew Matousek, mmatousek@sheltonems.com (203) 924-9211 Agency 2: Seymour EMS Location: Seymour, CT Contact: (203) 888-8843 Agency 3: Stratford EMS Location: Stratford, CT Contact: (203) 385-4060 Agency 4: Trumbull EMS Location: Trumbull, CT Contact: (203) 452-5146 LifeSafeHer: Addressing Gender Disparities in Bystander CPR Research & Public Policy Analysis There is a well recorded disparity in the bystander willingness and ability to respond quickly and efficiently to cardiac arrests - which has led to observed gender disparities in CPR recovery or death - if the person is perceived to be a woman or has a chest. One potential factor for this disparity is in the fact that training manikins are usually flat chested. In this research project and collaboration with Harvard EMS and MIT EMS, we are investigating the impacts of CPR effectiveness and quality if manikins have breasts. Through generating this evidence, we seek to inform the development of gender equity in CPR training. Investigating Nationwide Opioid Overdose Prevention Strategies in Higher Education Research & Public Policy Analysis This research project will survey collegiate emergency medical services on the their local responses to opioid overdoses and the types of harm reduction policies and practices that they have. We will also be studying how administrative support and financial feasibility contribute to the types of responses collegiate emergency medical services are able to engage in. Through this, we will be emphasizing the roles that collegiate emergency medical services can have in public health.

Student Leaders:

Ava Boston - Co-Coordinator/Co-President Tenzin Dhondup - Co-Coordinator/Co-President Patryk Dabek - Coordinator/President

How others get involved:

We accept new EMTs into our crew each semester. We also have associate membership for people who want to volunteer their time to the many community initiatives that we have. For information about joining YEMS as an EMT, associate member, or training to be an EMT, please see ems.yale.edu.