Best Research Abstracts - 2025
Save the Date: CARESTAR-PCRF EMS Equity Research Workshop
February 3-5 2027 | San Diego/Chula Vista, CA | Apply Now!
This no-nonsense workshop is both inspiring and productive. Bring only your curiosity and passion for EMS. We will surround you with data and the resources to advance EMS with science. Participants will work in small groups to identify a research question, design a project, gather data, analyze results and craft publishable abstracts.
Expert researchers, medical directors, statisticians, developers and academic staff combine their efforts to remove barriers and empower EMS providers at all levels to turn their ideas into formal abstracts.
Upcoming Clinical and Education Journal Club Webinars!
Next Journal Club Clinical Webinar - November 09, 2026
Whole Blood, Whole Story: Putting Prehospital Transfusion to the Test
Whole blood has rapidly moved from military medicine into civilian prehospital care, promising a simpler way to deliver balanced resuscitation when hemorrhage threatens a patient’s life.
In this month’s Clinical Journal Club, we examine a pragmatic, multicenter trial involving trauma patients at risk for hemorrhagic shock. But when whole blood goes head-to-head with traditional blood components, does that promise translate into better outcomes, and does the age of stored whole blood matter? Join us as we unpack the trial, explore what the findings mean for prehospital trauma care, and the growing number of EMS systems carrying blood. Register free below!
Join us for Two Live Monthly Webinars
Education, Clinical & Systems Abstracts 2020-2025
International Scientific Symposium 2025 - Indianapolis
October 2025 | at the EMS World EXPO conference
2025-2026 Abstracts are now online! The 2025 International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in held in October 2025 during the EMS World EXPO conference in International Scientific Symposium, held in conjunction with the EMS World Expo in October 2025 (Indianapolis). The Symposium highlighted top research in prehospital care. Experts in prehospital care, education, and research reviewed and scored the submissions. Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted. All abstracts are published and available online.
International Scientific Symposium 2024 - Las Vegas
September 2024 | at the EMS World EXPO conference
The 2024 International Scientific Symposium attracted a record-breaking 7,000 attendees from 65 countries, underscoring its global impact. It served as a platform for emergency medical service providers worldwide, featuring discussions on evolving treatment strategies, technological breakthroughs, and procedures. Experts in prehospital care, education, and research reviewed and scored this year’s abstract submissions. Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted. All abstracts are published and available online. The order of listing is random.
International Scientific Symposium 2023 - New Orleans
September 2023 | at the EMS World EXPO conference
2023 Abstracts are now online! The 2023 International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in September 2023 during the EMS World EXPO conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Experts in prehospital care, education, and research reviewed and scored the submissions. Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted. All abstracts are published and available online.
International Scientific Symposium 2022 - Orlando
October 10, 2022 to October 14, 2022
The International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in October 2022 during the EMS World EXPO conference in Orlando. All submissions were reviewed and scored by experts in prehospital care, education, and research. Invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year. All abstracts are published and available.
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International Research Conference 2021: Global Developments in EMS Research
November 30, 2021 & December 1, 2021
Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed more than 40 original research projects spanning topics of worldwide interest including current diseases, ethics, technology, and cultural competence in paramedicine. All 42 PCRF abstracts are now published and available at EMS World.
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International Scientific Symposium 2020 - Virtual
November 20, 2020
On November 20, 2020, we took the International Scientific Symposium virtual for the year, with a day dedicated to the current state of EMS research, and the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year.
