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Emergency Medical Technology

Library resources and services for EMT/EMS/Paramedic students including library databases, journals, web resources, books & ebooks.

Search Tips

For better search results, try using Boolean operators!

AND connects terms and narrows the search
OR  expands the search (finds either term)
NOT use to exclude terms

For example:

  • anaphylaxis AND allergies
  • opioid overdose AND symptoms
  • children OR pediatrics
  • (high blood pressure OR hypertensionAND heat exhaustion
  • opioids NOT fentanyl

Boolean Operators

The following video provides an overview of how to use the Boolean Operators AND, OR, and NOT to combine keywords in a search strategy: