Training That Travels: EM Teams Up with Sugar Land EMS
UTH-EM Partners with Sugar Land EMS for Mobile ECMO Training
Our Mobile ECMO team recently joined Sugar Land EMS (external link) for a hands-on training session focused on advanced prehospital critical care.
The afternoon brought emergency physicians, EMS professionals, and clinical educators together to practice the teamwork + coordination needed to care for ECMO-supported patients outside the hospital.
This session offered participants an opportunity to work through the logistics and clinical considerations involved in bringing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation capabilities into the prehospital environment.
From communication and role clarity to transport coordination and resuscitation workflow, the training highlighted just how many moving pieces must come together when providing high-level critical care outside the hospital.
Beyond the technical training, the event also emphasized the value of collaboration between hospital-based EM teams and EMS partners.
These joint exercises help strengthen relationships, improve familiarity across teams, and create a shared approach to managing complex, time-sensitive patients.
The team will also be featured in an upcoming Sugar Land EMS Mobile ECMO training video, offering another look at the collaboration and the work happening behind the scenes.
A special thank you to the Sugar Land EMS team for hosting + collaborating with us. We’re already looking forward to future training opportunities!