EMS Training and Education
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
Unique considerations for responding to emergencies involving individuals with special needs
You respond to an elementary school student in respiratory distress; what are your next steps?
Using first-person video capture, students will be given an expert’s point of view while learning procedures
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the spread of the virus, and the panic it’s causing among EMS agencies and the general public
The 13-year-old rushed to start a CPR technique that he’d learned in school, after his father suffered a sudden heart-attack
The mother returned to the station with her healthy baby boy to thank him and the rest of the crew
Drivers of police cars, fire trucks and ambulances caused at least 180 traffic collisions last year, up from 165 collisions in 2012
The new training program is aimed at decreasing response times by January 1st
We need to modify our thinking to include serial 12-lead ECGs as part of our reassessment, just like we would reassess vital signs or pain scale
The threat that was phoned in was considered “low to no threat,” officials say, and the evacuation was precautionary
Lifting is one of those predictable moments in our mostly unpredictable jobs, and changing your technique can reduce pain
Volunteers sprawled out on the grass next to scrap airplane parts as responders entered the simulation
He and friends climbed a Carnival Cruise mast to see the sun rise over Miami when the radar system turned on, hit the student, and he fell to the deck below
He was disciplined and ultimately fired for protesting EMTs doing fluid checks on ambulances at every shift start because they weren’t trained
Sheri Sklar teaches CPR at a medical center, and said learning an early response saved her father’s life makes it that much more important
The competition required ten teams of elite EMTs from across the Air Force to execute lifesaving missions under great pressure, few guidelines and austere conditions
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss whether teenagers are psychologically and emotionally equipped to work as EMTs
A former EMS captain is teaching members of the Brooklyn neighborhood ‘how to save a life instead of taking a life’
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?
It’s the only certified high school program in the state; students complete the training tuition-free as part of the district’s mission to “put Arizona to work”
Two exercise physiologists on the plane had been at a heart-health conference; they noticed the man had no pulse and grabbed an AED to shock his heart
She threw a 10-year-old girl out of harm’s way but was pulled under the bus and dragged 40 feet during an evacuation drill gone wrong
The cause is under investigation, but fire officials say it appears the fire was accidental
EMS addressed lightning safety at a local community center after the 9-year-old victim was struck on the center’s soccer field
With only two medics currently serving the area, the department is expanding training and upgrading equipment
Agencies are fighting an uphill battle as advancements in the EMS field complicate as much as streamline the industry
