EMS Training and Education
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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
Discover how these values build trust, drive excellence and improve patient outcomes
Next-gen medics need more than protocols — they need purpose
Paramedics push back on Indiana county’s new agreement allowing fire department medics to assist in DUI blood testing, citing ethical and legal concerns
A Waterbury HR probe says recruits used phones, split screens and Google during an unsupervised final test
At Faneuil Hall, Boston EMS welcomed new EMTs, including 12 Cadet Program grads, to meet record demand
Jefferson County Sheriff Tom Grimsrud will use department funds to certify deputies as emergency medical responders, expanding over time without replacing existing EMS
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College delivered low- or no-cost, in-person EMT courses across its 10-county region, producing 33 nationally certified EMTs
A flight paramedic shares her harrowing experience of a severe allergic reaction to medication and her gratitude to the flight nurse who treated her
The Southern Illinois Healthcare Trauma and Critical Care Symposium drew over 200 providers, spotlighted whole blood, maternal trauma and strengthened care
At a packed ceremony, Hall Ambulance’s EMT Academy Class 50 celebrated the start of their EMS careers
The heartbreaking death of a Kansas City FF/paramedic reminds us that every shift carries unseen dangers
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
Educators must make continuing education compelling, not just compulsory
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
