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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
A Galveston officer’s near-fatal submersion has fueled public outrage over EMS response times. Clinical science tells a different story — and reveals why cooperation, not conflict, is needed now.
Dive into a curated collection of must-read public safety books, from thrilling accounts and leadership lessons from the front lines, to read-aloud children’s favorites
Monitoring AVPU and other vital signs will help determine if the patient is improving, worsening or responding to treatment
The Charlie Riley Community Service Scholarship Foundation has given 333 scholarships over 17 years
Our cohosts, shocked by the bodycam footage in the case of the Ill. EMTs charged with murder, discuss how apathy can develop and how leaders can prevent it
The Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded yearly to the spouse and/or dependents of a responder who has fallen or been catastrophically wounded
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency
Christopher Biggs is working as an advanced life support training coordinator for the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Office of Special Counsel: “The evidence showed many [Niagara Falls] employees — both students and instructors — on leave during the reported training courses”
Nagel helped develop ALS and the country’s first paramedicine program, held leadership roles through the 1980s and was an adviser for “Emergency!”
Real-world, practical methods for identification, assessment and field treatment of life-threatening sepsis
The patient’s colleagues and the medical control physician who had been giving a presentation responded
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
Medical professionals lament how quickly ESPN cut away from the life-saving actions of medical staff after the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin
Chatham Emergency Service’s academy taught five groups of trainees this year
“Dan wanted to make sure EMTs and paramedics had the best devices possible to treat their patients while also ensuring their own safety,” said EMS1 Editorial Director Greg Friese
How are we going to grow strong EMTs if all we focus on teaching them are skills and how to pass the test?
Alex Sabo pulled college student Christina Poirier from the fiery vehicle; her mother thanked him by facilitating the EMT scholarship and additional honors
5 ways a good partner can make the shift go more smoothly and improve patient and provider safety
“It’s not that kindness and altruism in our profession – and the world in general – is becoming rarer, it’s that it happens so often that it’s not news”
The “Simulation In Motion-Iowa” program uses a mobile simulation lab that is meant to take on the look and feel of an ambulance
Not every ingestion is an overdose, and not every drug is taken in isolation
Elyzabeth Martinez, following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather, is a member of Life EMS Ambulance’s largest-ever graduating class
What we can learn about retention from EMS rising stars
The distinction between sedation, analgesia and paralysis
The Chandler Fire Department takes pride in having its firefighters trained and certified as EMTs and medics
Lexipol Editorial Director Greg Friese guest hosts this episode with cohost Kelly Grayson as they discuss diversity in EMS education
Managing unusual abdominal injuries, including intussusception, Hirschsprung disease and appendicitis
The leadership development workshop will include take-home strategies
Take advantage of new resources to prevent over- and under-triage, and to guide transportation decisions
Check out the guests, the controversy and the takeaways that garnered these episodes of Inside EMS an EMS One-Stop the most listens of the year
I am thankful for the EMTs and paramedics who serve their community and make a difference in the lives of others
