EMS Online Training News & Articles

• Quiz: Are you at risk for burnout?

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  This 10-question quiz covers common symptoms of burnout to help you assess your risk and take steps to reduce your stress

• Breaking down burnout: 3 warning signs and 3 coping strategies

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  Here’s how to spot the effects of cumulative workplace stress and how to manage it for better mental and physical health

• 3 steps to improve EMS situational awareness, spot danger

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  The more complex the skill, the more attention it requires; so how do we get work done and still maintain awareness of the whole scene?

• 5 scene size-up tips for EMS providers

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  You are the first arriving unit to a potentially chaotic scene; does your scene size-up for other units measure up?

• Implementing a training program to prevent EMS assaults

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  Learn how ATCEMS identified EMS training goals and implemented an assault reporting function to protect providers from violence

• 11 videos to help providers prevent violence, escalation

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  These videos demonstrate how to predict scene safety, handle violent patient outbursts and maintain a safe scene on each call

• Rapid response: 5 ways to be prepared for an MCI in your community

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  Focusing on swift triage, being good at the basics and having a plan for exfiltrating the wounded are essential steps to immediate lifesaving measures

• How to make scene safety a core part of every EMS response

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  Attacks on EMS providers by the very people we are trying to help are becoming all too common: Review your safety practices and training

• Expert tips for EMS handling of behavioral emergencies

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  Prepare for behavioral emergencies by understanding pathophysiology, personal protection, patient handling and restraint techniques, and the importance of documentation

• EMS and extrication: Coordinating clinical care during vehicle rescue

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  Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome

• Quiz: How well do you know 'Stop the Bleed'?

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  In the event of an MCI, there may be a number of victims who require immediate treatment to stop life-threatening hemorrhaging

• Virtual tabletop exercise: Public safety leaders demonstrate importance of interagency training

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  From “armadillos to zombies,” unified command tabletop exercises prepare public safety personnel for real-life mass casualty incidents

• What skills should we test?

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  A simple framework for an EMT skills competency portfolio

• Can’t make it to JEMS Con/FDIC?

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  Don’t worry, you can still experience elements of the show from afar

• Dementia education may become required for Ill. providers

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  A bill that requires training awaits the governor's signature

• Variety is the spice of life – and EMS

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  Janet Taylor’s medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role

• Falls, drops and lifts

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  Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and  protocols

• EMS leaders, doctors partner to provide free online recertification program

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  More than 23,000 EMS providers have completed Refresh 2021, a free offering of CAPCE-approved lectures and NCCP curriculum hours

• 10 clinical commandments

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  Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare developed 10 commandments to set initial expectations while onboarding 200 paramedics

• Inside EMS Podcast: How to recognize lazy students, bad instructors

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  When students are not comfortable in their skills, knowledge and ability to pass the National Registry exam

• Quiz: Are you the master of the infant IV?

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  Think you know the tips and tricks to make the process go smoothly? Check your knowledge

• N.Y. National Guard Soldiers are getting EMT training

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  Through a pilot program, the first to gain certifications could be ready for clinical deployments as soon as Feb. 5

• End-of-life care: The role of the EMS clinician

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  Where EMS intersects with palliative care and hospice

• U.S. is offering rural EMS training grants of up to $200,000

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  The SAMHSA program is intended to address mental and substance use disorders

• 5 reasons EMS providers should take yoga seriously

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  By implementing a yoga curriculum that provides a skill set that is simple, safe and effective, responders can help manage their mental health

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