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
Ed Racht previews new AHA CPR/ECC guidelines and how lessons from SCA can save lives in overdose, bleeding and drowning — just in time for CASSummit 2025
When it feels like gravity is working overtime, learn the skills and mindset to handle fall calls with confidence and compassion
Why we need to build active bystandership cultures in emergency services
This day’s theme highlights the pediatric clinical care provided by EMS and the need for increased specialized training for our youngest patients
Use these tips to pick the stethoscope best for you and to use it correctly on every patient
How to use the lost art of auscultatory percussion to evaluate suspected long bone fractures
Gain confidence in the difference between normal and abnormal breath sounds by auscultating lung sounds on every patient
Regularly reviewing and practicing MCI skills will make sure EMS personnel are ready to act when a major incident happens
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
Breaking down some light-hearted and professionally-serious tips to start and build a successful career in EMS
Tuesday’s theme aims to foster a culture of safety, collaboration and preparedness within the EMS industry and in local communities
The IPSLEI-endowed scholarship program has awarded $31,000 to students across the United States who desire to serve public safety
Learn more about the accreditation process before voluntary AEMT accreditation becomes available on January 1, 2025
Here’s an overview of what naloxone is and how responders are helping curb the opioid epidemic
Cover how to identify drug abuse vs. an opioid overdose, as well as drug administration routes and potential complications
Torin Slaughter is raising money to install about 100 Stop the Bleed kits at Case High School
Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation requiring protection and training for FDNY EMS personnel
What is your organization doing to enhance medics’ mathematical skills in the field?
In a concise one-hour course, participants will learn three essential steps to control bleeding
Both sinus arrests and sinus exit blocks are characterized by an irregular rhythm associated with pauses; which is it?
Former state trooper helps MHS students become comfortable with law enforcement
How to learn and understand the medications paramedics administer
Lessons learned from implementation of a telestroke program
Paying attention to common eponyms discovered during a patient assessment and their associated pathology can identify a patient’s most critical needs
Students at Respond Right EMS Academy had just learned about seizures when hours later, their instructor began convulsing, leading them to put their newly learned skills to the test
The training system provides a variety of simulations for first responders, such as heart attacks, burns, childbirth, lacerations, broken bones and overdoses
Steve Whitehead shares the most important number on your cardiac monitor
Santa Fe Community College begins program to help increase specialized care throughout the state
Boulder Valley students work on EMT certification while interning with a fire department
The program takes its name from the first-ever ambulance service composed of primarily Black paramedics
Survivors, now adults, rely on counseling to cope with trauma of the shooting 25 years ago
Live at FDIC, Better Every Shift cohost Aaron Zamzow is capturing attendees improvement strategies
Chicopee students are partnered with a local ambulance company to have certification by graduation
