EMS Training and Education
Your go-to resource for evidence-based EMS training, continuing education, instructor development and industry innovation. Find expert articles, videos, product reviews and specialized resources to support EMTs, paramedics, medical directors and educators. Stay current on instructor best practices, CEU requirements, virtual training trends, simulation strategies and educational policy affecting prehospital care.
EMS Training and Education Resources
5 tips to quickly find a patient’s radial pulse for vital sign assessment
Educating patients at the highest risk for suffering a fatal overdose
Signs of PACS that will help you eliminate EKG rhythms to make your diagnosis
Learn what to look for, including non-discernible P-waves
Learn what to look for, including absent P-waves, to identify ventricular tachycardia
Steps to implementing unified command, staging and access learned from the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack
The owners of a special event standby service in Nevada offer lessons learned from the Route 91 festival shooting in Las Vegas
Examining how IM epinephrine increases treatment timing, frequency and survival
Spoiler alert, we are terrible at giving epinephrine to anaphylaxis patients. But we’re going to fix this right now!
Sensory differences aren’t always visible — but they can dramatically affect how patients react during emergencies. Learn how EMTs can identify and respond with care.
An internal probe found the Waterbury recruits used phones and computers during the proctored test
Cadet Class 8 joins one of the nation’s busiest EMS systems
In EMS, staying up to date on the latest and greatest can be difficult; here are some top podcasts that will keep your skills sharp
Launched in 2012, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Medical Unit has grown from four to 14 cross-trained deputies
From verifying airway placement to detecting early shock, capnography offers critical insight as part of a broader patient assessment
The Pittsburgh City Council approved $1.8M to plan a 168-acre site with fire, police and EMS facilities, adding safeguards such as no federal/foreign training, no ‘urban-warfare’ drills
This advanced life support framework can help improve your trauma care
Jennifer Dantzler, director of the Including Kids Autism Center, joins the podcast to share how EMS can better care for and communicate with patients with autism
Successful airway management is the culmination of preparation, practice and technique mastery
A new Thompson Career Campus wing is training high school students for in-demand EMT jobs, backed by ARPA funds and grants
Know the signs of escalation and how to diffuse dangerous encounters
The Nov. 18 event will feature expert-led sessions that support operational excellence and leadership readiness
First Candle’s Safe Sleep Response Training equips first responders and others to counsel families on safe sleep and support those affected by SUID
The 2025 Sepsis Alliance survey shows rising awareness but stark gaps by race, age, income and education
Injury prevention, especially of geriatric falls, is an important responsibility for EMS providers
The University of Iowa College of Nursing’s SIM-IA program will continue on-site training, funding two sessions a year in 86 rural counties
Why your next “general malaise” call could be a ticking time bomb
Are we truly preparing EMS instructors to teach, or just handing them the title?
Steve Whitehead asks the tough question: Are life-saving interventions turning deadly when managing behavioral health emergencies?
Scene safety and awareness are critical to prehospital patient care
An independent review says incident command wasn’t formally established until 25 minutes after the shooter was in custody and fire crews were dispatched late
End the burnout cycle with proven initiatives to create a more sustainable EMS culture
