EMS Training and Education
CoAEMSP’s Executive Director, George W. Hatch Jr., discusses the EMS accreditation journey
A flight paramedic shares her harrowing experience of a severe allergic reaction to medication and her gratitude to the flight nurse who treated her
Know the signs of escalation and how to diffuse dangerous encounters
Out of 1,500 EMTs, 13 percent reported cleaning their hands before patient contact, and 52 percent reported wearing gloves
A 911 dispatcher faces a three-day suspension after she was distracted by her personal cellphone and failed to supervise a trainee
The goal is to improve communication during a disaster and how well the area can handle responding to multiple incidents at once
The ALSi system lets you conduct training with naturalistic readings using cheap hardware
The family’s attorney said the boy was not properly sedated; when medics in the ambulance re-inserted the breathing tube, it went into the teen’s esophagus, rather than his trachea
Improving the profession of EMS may seem an impossible dream, but nothing worth achieving is easy
As we ask EMTs to do more with less, we have to give them the tools for safer patient care
Many have been pushing for the widespread disbursement of the drug to administer to overdosing addicts before they’re taken to the hospital
They could find no mechanical reason for the malfunction; it may have been caused by human error
A survey asked responders what skills and tools they used in transit and whether they had received education in those areas
The decomissioned ambulance was being used to haul dive equipment and rolled backward down a boat ramp
While giving a lecture to her class, her heart stopped beating and she collapsed onto her desk; students called 911 and brought a defibrillator into the classroom
A paramedic on the other end of the phone talked the father through the delivery
A horrific crash that claimed six people, including four children and a pregnant woman, has taken a toll on responders
Of the 300 reports reviewed, a third were cancellations and another third showed “inadequate assessments”
Anticipated challenges of a mass casualty event included prioritizing treatment, limited resources and identifying help from other hospitals
He had a gunshot wound to the chest and was conscious but in extreme pain; exhausted firefighters and medics worked together to provide first aid
“They were able to take those people and move them out of the hot zone very quickly,” officials said
Remember that the most important patient is always the one in front of you
Learn more about the Mona Lisa of the Seine and how she became a teacher of life saving techniques
Remember the FALTER acronym to make sure you call for a helicopter transport when time really counts
The body burns sugars like a fire consumes fuel, but careful of what you throw on that fire
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