EMS Training and Education
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EMS Training and Education Resources
Practical, authentic ways to show gratitude and strengthen community ties with the people who respond first when it matters most
5 tips to quickly find a patient’s radial pulse for vital sign assessment
Educating patients at the highest risk for suffering a fatal overdose
Leadership gaps are threatening workforce morale and mission readiness. Here’s how EMS agencies can close the trust divide and rebuild frontline engagement
Agencies must protect training time, embrace realism, and engage all levels of personnel to ensure every responder is mission ready — every time
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Minimize mistakes and improve billing collections by confirming every PCR is accurate and descriptive
You are on scene with a patient who has multi-system trauma; what tips can improve your physical exam of this patient?
You are on scene with a patient who is experiencing chest pain; what if the cause isn’t cardiac?
An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
Use the ePCR to showcase your skills, knowledge and professionalism
The patient care report needs to clearly and consistently demonstrate that patients received good patient care
A Decatur Fire & Rescue recruit school training video shows recruits facing a simulated injured patient inside a bathroom stall
We owe it to ourselves and our families to understand and use the PPE designed to protect us from line of duty injury or death
This phrase has an amazing ability to get people in the middle of an angry rant to stop, listen, and reframe their argument
Early career exposure can make or break future career choices; here’s how one agency is fostering school-age children’s interest in an emergency services career
Steve has a couple of important tips for that ST elevated patient
First responders in central Texas look forward to Texas State Technical College’s Emergency Medical Services classes
Niagara Falls firefighters say it is only a matter of time before they are called upon
Mechanisms, roles and potential risk: What medics need to know about beta blockers
With over 6,200 Nationally Registered EMS clinicians in New York, this decision is expected to boost those numbers as more pursue certification through the National Registry
All EMS providers can still learn something about patient care and pain management from their mother
The decisions we make between calls might be just as critical, in the long run, as the treatment decisions we make during calls
Register now for NHTSA Office of EMS webinar for latest updates on Mpox and its impact on EMS operations
If you want to get things from people, you need to shift your focus onto what you give them
Everything from outdated strips to poor timing can lead to wrong glucose measurements, but here’s how to reduce errors
As a leader, you have a responsibility to calm the turbulence
Wallingford fire officers said former Fire Chief Joseph Czentnar ordered a firefighter to attend two EMS training events under his name
Eliminate bias and develop a program that provides optimal clinical, operational and financial performance
These 3 actions will help prepare your family in case of a natural disaster, so that you are able to help others
Steve Whitehead provides valuable insights from the most witnessed cardiac arrest in human history
Supporting the professional development goals of your practitioners will set them up for a rewarding EMS career
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
Data from 600,000 stroke patients nationwide shows EMS providers were 20% less likely to give prehospital notification for Black patients
Here’s a breakdown of differences in Bell’s palsy and stroke symptoms and prehospital care differences
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