AEMS Blog
Kick off the start of EMS week with Phoenix Children’s as we celebrate our EMS providers for EMS week 2026.
Phoenix Children’s Trauma Program is sponsoring the upcoming Pediatric ITLS (International Trauma Life Support) course, Sunday, May 17, 2026.
This course will focus on the special needs of young trauma patients. In 8 hours, you will learn the principles of proper assessment, management, critical interventions, patient packaging and rapid transport.
March 17, 2026 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a final rule implementing the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (PPAEMA).
Public comment closes March 29 for ADHS rulemaking on state registrations for EMS for the DEA's controlled substances program
Phoenix Children’s Trauma Program and Child Protection Team are sponsoring our annual Child Maltreatment Symposium on April 9, 2026 at Creighton University 3100 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, 85012.
Waiting List
The Pediatric Training has reached its capacity of 24 participants.
To accommodate continued interest, we are establishing a Waiting List. If any spaces become available, individuals on the Waiting List will be contacted in the order received.
Enhancing Maternal Emergency Preparedness: Evaluating a Train-the-Trainer Model for Obstetric Life Support Implementation in Arizona
Dr. Andrea Shields, MD
Shayna Cunningham, PhD
October 16, 2025
Noon
This free 60 minute webinar is presented by the Arizona Center for Rural Health
1 CE Available for eligible Arizona EMCTs
Sponsored by AEMS
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Learning objectives:
- Describe disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in rural and underserved settings.
- Explain how OBLS simulation-based training enhances maternal emergency response and contributes to reducing health inequities.
- Discuss preliminary findings and lessons learned from evaluating a train-the-trainer approach to OBLS implementation across diverse healthcare settings in Arizona.
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From the State
November 17-21, 2025 is National Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW). ADHS/BEMSTS and the Arizona TIM Coalition invites you to participate in this year's CRSW observance Every minute of every day, law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services, public works, transportation, towing, and other responders work to make roadways safe for all road users. These traffic incident responders put their lives at risk when clearing each of the nearly 7 million motor vehicle crashes that occur in the U.S. each year.
Arizona Emergency Medical Systems, Inc. (AEMS) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary! We invite you to be part of this special occasion as we honor the people and partnerships that have strengthened the EMS system across Central Arizona for five decades.
A Message from the Central Arizona Regional EMS Medical Directors Consortium
As previously discussed, we will be adding the PediSTAT calculator to the CAREMSG. Go live is scheduled for Monday, July 7th.
Click the button below for instructions on how to use PediSTAT integrations with the CARES Guidelines:
PediSTAT has several pharmacists that reviewed all of our guidelines to ensure correct dosing. As mentioned at the last CAREMDC meeting, the calculator identified some dosing changes that needed to be made to conform with the weight-based dosing algorithm and clear up dosing ambiguity. The guidelines still list an option to use a lower dose for patients over a certain age; however, the calculator will calculate the fixed weight-based dose. The summary of the changes is outlined below:
Push Dose Epi:
- Added route of administration (IV/IO) that was missing throughout the document.
- Corrected the dosing to weight-based 1 mcg/kg to max 20 mcg per dose; previous version resulted in underdosing.
- These changes were applied to the Shock, Crashing Patient, Bradycardia, Bites and Envenomations guidelines along with the Push Dose Epi instructions.
Pain Management:
- Morphine dose updated to 4 mg increments to max total dose of 16 mg.
- Previous version was 2–5 mg increments to max total dose of 15 mg.
Seizure:
- Updated midazolam and lorazepam doses to weight-based dosing.
Hypoglycemia:
- Updated oral glucose to fixed dose instead of range.
- Glucagon was updated to remove conflicting doses for age/weight criteria.
Shock:
- Updated verbiage for IVF bolus for clarity.
Chest Pain:
- Eliminated Morphine for pain control per discussion at CAREMDC.
Agitated Patients:
- Adult lorazepam: removed range dose of 2–4 mg and changed to 2 mg increments.
- Pediatric midazolam: removed range dose for IM and IV/IO options.
Host: Sara Latham
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
9:00 AM | (UTC-07:00) Arizona | 1 hr 15 mins
“Orthopedic Injuries and Management in the Pre-Hospital Environment” with speaker Dr. Elizabeth Mangin.
Webex Meeting - Registration Required