Rom Duckworth
Writing

Publications

More than 100 articles and professional publications addressing fire and rescue operations, EMS, emergency medicine, education, leadership, and public safety, alongside chapter authorship in national fire and EMS textbooks.

Selected current editions  ·  A complete publication history is available on request

Textbook authorship

NAEMT Advanced Medical Life Support, 4th edition. Contributing author and editor. Earlier co-author of the sepsis and septic shock chapter in the 3rd edition.

IAFC Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, 5th edition. Author of The Structure of the Fire Service, Firefighter Wellness, Firefighter Survival, Firefighter Rehabilitation, and Special Rescue Teams.

AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 12th edition. Author of EMS Systems; Workforce Safety and Wellness; Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues; Communications and Documentation; and Medical Terminology.

AAOS Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, 8th edition. Author and contributor: Vehicle Extrication and Technical Rescue; Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction Response; Bleeding Control; and Disaster Response.

Mosby's Paramedic Textbook, 4th edition. Author, contributor, and peer reviewer: Medical Incident Command and Rescue Awareness and Operations, with peer review of additional chapters.

Textbooks and journals containing chapters and cover stories authored by Rom Duckworth.
Selected textbook and journal work

Articles and periodicals

Work has appeared through Fire Engineering, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, EMS World, FireRescue1, Firehouse, Australian Paramedic, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, and other national and international outlets. Most recently published in the print edition of Fire Engineering in 2025.

Cover stories include mass casualty incident management for JEMS and pediatric sepsis for EMS World.

Guidance and position statements

  • Co-author, updated national guidance for prehospital management of adults with traumatic out-of-hospital circulatory arrest.
  • Contributor, 2024 joint position statement on prehospital antibiotic administration for suspected open fractures. ACS COT, OTA, ACEP, NAEMSP, and NAEMT.
  • Lead author, National Association of EMS Educators position paper on sepsis education.
  • Reviewer, International Journal of Paramedicine.

Earlier editions, additional chapters, test bank work, columns, podcasts, and the complete article history are omitted here and can be supplied as a publication addendum on request.

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