1/21/07 - Article Profiling CUEMS in Kitsch Magazine Riding with CUEMS

Riding with CUEMS

By Kyle Wesson Fall 2006

Let’s imagine that it’s way past midnight on a Friday night: the lights of the party are still flashing and the music thumping, but one of your friends has just passed out—vomit everywhere and you’re too drunk to help. You dial 911. In two to three minutes tops, Cornell University Emergency Medical Service is there taking vitals and gaining control of the situation. The Cornell University Emergency Medical Service (CUEMS) has responded to over 300 calls this year alone—not all drunk partiers, for sure—and the dedication of the student volunteers who selflessly devote their evening hours to saving their fellow students’ lives deserves more than a mention in a police blotter. Here’s a look at the men and women of CUEMS.

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11/10/06 - CUEMS Article in Cornell Daily Sun

C.U. 's EMS Sees Increase in Alcohol-Related Incidents

By Rachel Ensign

It was a quiet Sunday morning in the girls' bathroom on the fifth floor of Mary Donlon. Everything seemed normal, except for a curious remnant: an oxygen mask accidentally left by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during their alcohol-related transport the night before. The scene from last Saturday night, the alcohol poisoning and EMS call, has been occurring more frequently on North Campus this year. According to the residence hall director (RHD) of the High Rises, Suzanne Horning, there have been over 30 alcohol-related EMS transports to medical centers from the freshmen dorms this semester to date, compared to just 12 during the entire fall 2005 semester.

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