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r/ems↗

A hangout for medical first responders.

/r/EMS is a subreddit for medical first responders to hang out and discuss anything related to emergency medical services.

203k subscribers380 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)332 authors / mosince 2010

r/ems has 203k members (+6.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 380 posts a month from 332 people. Top topics: Emergency Medical Services, EMT-Nursing and EMS Professionals.

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Size and growth

How r/ems has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+6.1%in 12 months · +1.1% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026203k
Growing203k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · −9.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026380
QuieterPeaked at 1k in Dec 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ems

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Emergency Medical Services4.7%
  2. EMT-Nursing3.9%
  3. EMS Professionals3.8%
  4. EMT Paramedic Career Path3.3%
  5. EMT Jobs & Careers3.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ScienceDirect
  2. CBS News
  3. Wolfram
  4. NPR
  5. Id

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research