EMS Training and Education
Breaking down some light-hearted and professionally-serious tips to start and build a successful career in EMS
Tuesday’s theme aims to foster a culture of safety, collaboration and preparedness within the EMS industry and in local communities
This year marks the 50th recogntion of EMS Week, established in 1974 by President Gerald Ford
Kenley Johnson, who earned her EMT certification while still in high school and now works for Comanche County EMS, is in her first semester of the Paramedic program at Texas State Technical College
The Welsh Ambulance Service is the second service in the U.K. to secure the University Trust status, highlighting learning and growth opportunities
Our hosts share their personal public speaking recommendations, as well as pitfalls to avoid and how to calm your nerves
The 25 new recommendations from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association are designed to take a more holistic approach to concussion management and how it affects patient care and outcomes
Learn to immobilize limbs with the best of them as Steve Whitehead breaks down the proven methodology for splinting like a pro
Medics with Grady Memorial Hospital now have the training and equipment to treat patients with transfusions
Dayton Children’s Hospital’s state-of-the-art center includes an ambulance simulator
Funding allows Haywood Community College to purchase new simulation mannequins as EMS training program grows
The lawsuit claims the Nuvance ambulance EMTs were not trained nor capable of providing proper care, treatment and monitoring
During the two-week course, students learn to treat injuries from bear attacks, avalanches, dirty bombs, and chemical weapons, among other dire out-of-hospital scenarios
Focus on what you can identify within an ECG tracing, rather than the criteria
The training aims to “enhance the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of first responders to quickly recognize and effectively respond to emotional and behavioral crisis incidents involving psilocybin and other psychedelics”
Steve Whitehead breaks down how real-world MCI scenes differ from those we practice
The Massena Fire Department’s program offers hands-on training, including CPR, basic trauma care, patient assessment and emergency medical procedures
From assessing to intervening, this quiz covers vital airway management scenarios to ensure you’re equipped to handle emergencies confidently.
Chicago Medical School organization hosts live tissue high-risk, low-frequency airway procedures clinic for paramedics
First responders trained in triage and other skills at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
The virtual reality visors help students in McAllen with simulation lessons involving patient assessment and care
Las Vegas officers relied on EMS training, IFAKs when they found the wounded professor
Thomas County Emergency Services began cross-training fire and EMS personnel as a cost-savings measure
Officials say the Miami Fire Rescue firefighter is in serious but stable condition
Wallingford officials removed the one-year experience requirement hoping it will lead to an increase in applicants
Grady EMS paramedics will be the first in Atlanta to do blood transfusions in the field
Boulder Technical Education Center’s future EMTs and mechanics will get to work on the former Mountain View rig
First responders in Mahaska County faced various simulations inside the Simulation in Motion-Iowa mobile lab
Does your agency provide ongoing training for responding to patients with special needs? If not, do you wish they did?
Unique considerations for responding to emergencies involving individuals with special needs
Los Alamitos High School will use the simulator in its training to prepare students for EMT certification
Austin-Travis County EMS personnel toured the Texas State Technical College’s Immersive Interactive lab, ambulance simulator
