EMS Online Training News & Articles

Quiz: Test your heart smarts

Heart disease is a leading killer in the U.S. – are your cardiac care skills up to the task?

5 things to know about endotracheal intubation

From the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the future

Time-traveling to remember your pre-COVID-19 priorities

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Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities

EMS leaders, doctors partner to provide free online recertification program

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At least 20,000 EMS providers have enrolled in Refresh 2021, a free offering of CAPCE-approved lectures and NCCP curriculum hours

Why VRpatients makes training easy

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Online program gives instructors control over their lesson plans and offers realistic emergency care scenarios

Pa. college to launch hybrid learning program for paramedic students

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The program will include livestreamed and recorded lectures that can be viewed remotely in conjunction with hands-on field and simulation training

Why paramedics do not run to treat patients

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Running makes it harder to keep your cool and operate at peak effectiveness

EMS providers, agencies underprepared for violent MCIs

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As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, less than half of EMS feels adequately prepared to respond

What do you want to learn about mass violence response efforts?

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Submit a question for the EMS1 editorial team to answer in a future article

Do you feel properly trained to respond to incidents of mass violence?

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The first 10 minutes of an MCI considerably impact emergency operations and survival.

5 steps to delivering high-quality CPR

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Make sure each of your service’s cardiac arrest patients get the best chance of survival by prioritizing high-quality CPR in training and in practice

Updated AHA CPR guidelines address overdoses, technology, cardiac arrest recovery

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The American Heart Association's 2020 guidelines add a sixth link to the cardiac arrest chain of survival and offer new strategies for increasing rates of lay person CPR

Striking a balance between distance and in-person training

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Pandemic reality: Demand for online learning drives development of innovative EMS training platforms

Reimagining Resuscitation - Episode 1: The Rialto ROSC journey

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The 4 acceptable pauses in CPR

EMS World Expo Quick Take: Creativity, flexibility key to rural EMS education, training

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Panelists discuss how they are making EMS education and training more accessible and available in rural parts of the country

Back to the Basics: Ventilation vs. respiration

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Common respiration pathologies and those that impair ventilation

COVID-19: A generational leadership crisis

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The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability

What has your agency implemented to prepare for COVID-19 surges as well as the emergence of future pandemics?

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Share your strategies for infection control, staffing and equipping personnel for future pandemics

Bell's palsy vs. stroke: What's the difference?

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Here's a breakdown of differences in Bell's palsy and stroke symptoms and prehospital care differences

How is your organization shifting public-facing events?

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Share your tips for how you are continuing to interact with your community and members while social distancing

A delicate balance: Understanding acid-base issues in EMS patients

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A basic understanding of how acid-base imbalances can affect the patient's presentation can help make sense of conflicting symptoms

NY EMS students practice lifesaving skills at home through virtual training

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Monte Posner, executive director of the Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue, says students have found creative ways practice hands-on skills at home