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Focus on what you can identify within an ECG tracing, rather than the criteria
Steve Whitehead breaks down how real-world MCI scenes differ from those we practice
From assessing to intervening, this quiz covers vital airway management scenarios to ensure you’re equipped to handle emergencies confidently.
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
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”
The Massena Fire Department’s program offers hands-on training, including CPR, basic trauma care, patient assessment and emergency medical procedures
Chicago Medical School organization hosts live tissue high-risk, low-frequency airway procedures clinic for paramedics
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
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
Why sticking around may be the single best thing you can do to get better at your job
Funding from the Fireworks Tax Act will be used to reimburse EMS personnel, agencies for recruitment, retention programs
Physicians from St. Mary’s Hospital have joined Waterbury SWAT to assist officers, patients in hostile incidents
Gaining insights into the EMS workforce, attrition, education, credentialing and quality patient care
New Castle County paramedics participated in training that expanded their use of point-of-care ultrasound devices
Tampa Firefighter Andrew Dixon was at the center of allegations of racism in the department last year
Emergency response requires increased focus; this is a balancing act when approaching a scene with numerous factors in play
Put your trauma care knowledge to the test on trauma terminology and assessment
Quality management implementation at Monroe Fire Department
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
Steve Whitehead shares tips to get your patient to change their way of thinking
Tri-Township Fire and Rescue fire chief required EMTs to become Advanced EMTs