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Working with law enforcement to identify protocols and preferences can help them help you
Ensuring equitable treatment for all communities begins with understanding how unintentional racism can produce racist outcomes in EMS
Get better every shift with stress management and leadership insights from Aaron Zamzow and Janelle Foskett
Doing the best for the patient may mean changing the EMT’s role
Consider many causes for ‘general weakness’ in a patient with a complex medical history, including the possibility of sepsis
Learning how to learn is as important as learning it
Electricity in the heart runs through a very predictable pattern
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Remediation is not a punishment but a valuable learning tool
EMS1’s Facebook fans talk of their memories in the classroom
Experts offer their opinions on the technology available to medics
The need to create realistic environments is driving technology to new levels of realism
Simulators can be very complex, sophisticated and expensive so ask yourself these questions to help choose what’s right for your agency
So, was it okay to deliver it?
Make learning relevant and it will become important
Dry and complex memorization is more fun when you get involved
Practice using the Emergency Response Guide book app to be prepared for a hazmat incident
Install the ERG smartphone app to always have the most up-to-date information when responding to a hazmat incident
Even brief syncope can be a sign that a firefighter has life-threatening health issues and must be evaluated
Ketamine appears to work well without serious side effects
There’s no need to sacrifice our backs
The ownership for the students’ education falls on our shoulders if we don’t progress beyond the lecture
Along with automated external defibrillators and basic airway management, CPR is considered a fundamental component of BLS
An ongoing series about learning and living in (and out) of the EMS classroom and the pathway to becoming an EMT
How to move beyond the adrenalin rush
These are five questions that represent potential hazards for EMS professionals
After suppressing the urge to gather up my children, I refocused my energy towards active shooter preparedness
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Try these new ways of training your students to conquer EMT class