Are you ready to challenge yourself and your team of EMS colleagues on the international stage? Now is your chance to put your skills, teamwork, and experience to the test in one of the most prestigious EMS competitions in the world.
The competition is all about teamwork, expertise, and finding fast, innovative solutions in high-pressure situations. Teams from around the globe will compete in scenario-based events, facing real-world challenges that EMS professionals encounter daily. Scenarios will range from critical medical conditions to complex trauma situations, requiring quick thinking, decision making, collaboration, and top-notch care.
All teams will compete in two preliminary rounds. The three teams with the highest scores from the preliminary rounds will compete in the finals at a spectacular full-scale scenario in the plenary hall.
Let the games begin!
All interested teams must fill in the registration form no later than 31st of January 2025.
Applications must be submitted in English.
The motivation must not exceed 250 words. The application must be accompanied by an official letter of support from the organization e.g. the medical director, attached in the registration form. All team members should record a short video presenting their reasons and motivation for entering the EMS Championships which shall be attached in the application form.
The application will be reviewed by the Championship Committee. Sponsors will not participate in the selection.
All teams will receive an answer mid-February and can then register at the Early Bird registration fee. Teams that have not registered for the congress before March 1st 2025 will be excluded from the competition. Instead, the first team on a prioritized waiting list will get the possibility of competing.
Prehospital healthcare professionals from around the world can sign up for the European EMS Championship.
The EMS championship will include two initial scenarios followed by a final round for the three best-performing teams. Each team can consist of up to four members. However only three team members (one team-leader and two team members) will be allowed to perform at a time during each scenario and in the finals. Teams will be allowed to rotate their members between scenarios. It will not be allowed to rotate team members during an ongoing scenario.
The championship language is English, meaning all communication must be done in English – both when it comes to communication between team leader and instructor as well as internal communication between team members. This enables the judges to complete a fair assessment and make the competition more relevant for spectators.
Registration for EMS2025 in Stockholm and participation in the EMS2025 Gala Dinner is mandatory for participating teams. There are no additional costs for entry into the championships.
All team members are required to wear uniforms during the competition and at the award ceremony. The award ceremony will be held during the EMS2025 Gala Dinner on June 3rd 2025. It is preferrable for the teams to bring their own prehospital kits/bags. Medications (real drugs or placebos) must be labeled with the correct medication name and dosage. Please remember to bring extra medications and supplies to replenish kits/bags after the preliminary competition.
EMS2025 will provide additional equipment including monitor/defibrillator for all teams to use throughout the competition. A list with the exact equipment will be provided for all teams. All teams will be given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the manikins and equipment available at a session prior to the competition.
During the preliminary round the teams will compete in two simulated scenarios, both of these will be within the area of what prehospital healthcare professionals can encounter in a real life scenario. An experienced simulation instructor will present the clinical setting and conduct the scenario. Each scenario will be assessed by judges who will assess the medical as well as the teamwork performance based on standardized assessment forms. The final round will be a full-scale simulated scenario with more complex challenges in the plenary hall at the Waterfront congress center.
The Rules will be released here when finalised.
The competition is scheduled to take place between 7.30 and 17.30 Monday June 2nd and 8.00-16.30 Tuesday 3rd of June.
Please note that the team must be complete and ready on site at 7.30 on Monday, otherwise the team will have to be disqualified. Please make your travel plans accordingly.
The full competition plan will be presented here.
The judges will be experienced healthcare professionals who either work in pre-hospital care or in advanced medical education. The judges will be selected to avoid a conflict of interest with the participating teams. An electronic scoring system is developed to ensure a fair and non-biased assessment. For each scenario in the initial round, an instructor will inform the teams about the scenario. Two judges with no affiliation to the teams will judge using the scoring system.
In the finals there will be two instructors and three international judges. The winning team will be chosen on assessment of the best performance in medical knowledge, technical and non-technical skills, such as leadership, situational awareness, communication, and decision making.
All participating teams will gain learning, knowledge and skills from this experience. The winning team will have the honor of being the EMS2025 Champions and will take home the EMS Championship trophy.
Additionally the Audience will choose their winning team – voting is administered via the conference app and will reveal the audience’s favourite team.
Winners of the EMS2025 Championship will receive free passes to the next EMS congress.
Meetx is the conference bureau handling the secretariat for the European EMS Congress 2025
E-mail: emscongress2025@meetx.se
EMS Championship registration deadline: January 31, 2025
Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2025
Deadline for Early bird registration: March 1, 2025
Deadline for EMS Talks Application: April 1, 2025
European EMS Congress 2025: June 2-4
