EMS Training and Education
Drs. Tracy Coffey and Ashley Huff discuss geographic inequities and extraordinarily long transports
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
A 5-year contract with a local community college aims to save money and improve performance
Train your staff on reasonable use of force to avoid legal and moral problems
The $1.3M grant will cover the cost of 13 EMTs and training expenses for two years
Both mom and baby eventually made it to the hospital and are doing well
Pat Machin, who worked as a medic for 24 years, “dropped everything” and ran across the road to start CPR
The dispatcher gave the baby’s mother step-by-step directions on how to get the baby to start breathing again
Fixing our issues with medical incompetence doesn’t begin with a degree, it begins with changing our expectations of ourselves
Slick marketing for BLS, ACLS and PALS training can mean they’re scamming you
Forty-five students tested positive for possible exposure but more tests, including X-rays will be needed to determine whether they have active TB
Approximately 4.5 percent of EMS providers experienced a nonfatal occupational injury or illness last year
Airport-based responders will undergo a 40-hour course on dealing with plane disasters in the aftermath of the Asiana crash response that killed a survivor
Government guidelines recommend having police escort medics into the ‘warm zone’ — are you ready?
Bernard Shore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct; he will never be certified as an EMT in New York again
Check out the top memorable call videos below
Laws of conservation don’t apply to human emotions, so share kindness and get it right back
His EMT instructor said that his actions reflect great credit upon himself, his department, the EMS profession, and of course his school
Fire commanders at the Asiana Airline crash had never taken aircraft disaster training; it is not required by FAA
As an EMT, Patrick Heusing had only been in this situation once before, and this time was completely different for him
A Pa. rescue squad says instead of waiting for the entire building to be cleared and secured, EMS should start to move in as areas of the building are deemed safe
After about one minute of rescue breaths, the blue child began to slowly breathe on his own
Wendy Tapia resigned Thursday after trying again, her sixth attempt, to run 1.5 miles in 12 minutes or less
Because they don’t have enough nearby schools to train EMTs, authorities fear the problem will only get worse
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
They were taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries
A first responder for 29 years, she coordinates a wide range of training, from people new to the field, to those looking for continual education to maintain their certifications.
Injuries to the male teenagers are not life-threatening; the shooter is still at-large
