EMS Training and Education
How well do you know your prehospital medications?
Paramedic and ACLS instructor Jay Van Zeeland summarizes the ACLS protocols
Adopting programs to improve EMS service delivery and agency culture
To be promoted, some positions will require candidates have a certain amount of college credits
Dispatchers will be given a list of triage questions and CPR instructions to pass onto callers
The process should start with asking three fundamental questions
EMS organizations and fire departments need to regularly train on and discuss the policies they have
Police are being trained on new blood-test limits in Wash. state
EMS1 columnists offer their views on new products, current trends and what the future may hold
Monitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuries
EMS providers need to understand the basics of electrolytes to better assess and treat patients with metabolic emergencies
Chief Patty Dukes of Honolulu EMS is leading a crusade for new EMS protocols for dealing with human trafficking victims
Status updating, photo and video sharing and conversing on social media are perilous for paramedic students
Just like your department regularly trains for mass-casualty incidents on the freeway, it should also train for active-shooter/mass fatality incidents
CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure and other respiratory emergencies has become the standard of care
It simply involves paying attention to the details of your patient’s home, office, clothing and appearance
The exercise will test the effectiveness of the San Francisco FD and Bayside Marine Emergency Response Facility
Students were demanding that their tests be rechecked after nearly 5,000 students out of 7,000 failed
Nighttime drill was part of Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced course for Conway Fire and Rescue members
The pilot team of motorcyclists will be assigned to a highway demolition
During exercise, investigators suspected terrorist attack, but that information was not included on emergency preparedness Twitter feed
Those who fear or do not understand weapons always make dire predictions of fanciful scenarios when firearms restrictions are eased
Company knew its EMTs were not properly certified in accordance with state law but billed state for hundreds of transports
Community abuzz over lack of background checks when plenty of our colleagues manage to besmirch EMS’s reputation with clean arrest records
