EMS Training and Education
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EMS Training and Education Resources
Resiliency training and a CISM program laid a foundation for the Richmond Ambulance Authority to support its providers’ mental health
There’s no denying that EMS takes a toll on provider health; this 30-day challenge can help you get your life back
Practical, authentic ways to show gratitude and strengthen community ties with the people who respond first when it matters most
Identifying significant GI problems and providing initial care may help improve the chances of recovery for patients who experience true GI emergencies
Consider the potential diabetic diseases processes when assessing and managing any patient with altered mental status
Try these six tips to take some of the pressure off of getting a blood pressure
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’
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
Simulations included a terrorist attack at the Golden Gate Bridge, an airliner crashing into the bay and a building collapse
Two highschoolers who were rushed to the hospital unconscious have been released
Seeking war-zone like trauma, Navy medics, doctors, and nurses are working with a Chicago hospital that has one of the busiest trauma wards in the nation
Central New Mexico Community College is expected to graduate its first class this spring from the certificate program requiring 21 credit hours
The training includes how to clear airways and detect and stop bleeding; gunshot woulds and vehicle strikes are the top causes of death for police officers in the U.S.
The concept of a college-level EMS text, with collegiate-level research and writing, was something of a challenge in the world of EMS texts written at a much lower level
