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
Learn the key differences, signs and symptoms of compensated and decompensated shock to improve prehospital recognition and response
Steve Whitehead breaks down pulse ox plethysmography
Get more comfortable treating sick kids with this IV insertion technique
Responses to the survey will inform future pediatric disaster education curriculum
A random encounter with a Latvian prompted my commitment to learn something new every day
NAEMT’s National Survey of Violence Against EMS Practitioners identifies training gaps in EMS safety
Wren Nealy Jr., Cypress Creek EMS chief operating officer, relates how BWCs have contributed to personnel safety, QA/QI
GEMS EMT Andrew Molby says he has faced challenges due to dyslexia and dysgraphia but is on track to advance his career
In adapting to virtual classrooms, educators have embracing distance learning to continue to train new EMTs and paramedics
During a video testimony to the U.S. House’s coronavirus committee, FDNY EMT Diana Wilson said the government had failed first responders
A bold proposal to change the way we educate and certify EMS providers
A non-profit School Emergency Response Coalition is equipping students with life-saving emergency response training and equipment
How the next-generation medic should evaluate potential employers to find an EMS home that will encourage growth
The kit helps agencies navigate the complexities of returning to full operations and prepare for other significant events during the pandemic
Our co-hosts sit down with EMS consultant and teacher Jon Politis, who shares his leadership style and offers advice for leading during the pandemic
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities
Researchers used UV light to show solution left on the skin after treating a simulated patient
Giving students realistic scenarios and patient profiles prepares them to deal with success and failure in the field
Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest
The course will be used to train thousands of contact tracers being hired by the state of New York
Our co-hosts discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way agencies staff, train and educate their members
Former EMT Kevin O’Donnell pulled the three passengers from the vehicle after the crash, which killed the driver
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Asante Contreras, 20, was killed in a head-on crash with a fugitive fleeing police one day before his last paramedic exam
Pre-tests can enable individualized instruction based on students’ knowledge, skills, abilities and needs
The Rapid Assessment Quick Response Force is modeled after strike teams sent to natural disasters such as hurricanes
South Louisiana Community College has expanded testing allowing as many as 140 students from seven training sites to be tested in the next two weeks
The proposed program would qualify pandemic responders for nearly $10,000 per year over four years for college, student debt, business start-ups and other purposes
Preliminary results from a national study released this week reveal inconsistent decontamination practices may be contributing to the spread of the virus
Anatomy and pathophysiology frame what ET students will experience in the clinical setting
Training, mental health resources are essential to support first responders facing both the opioid crisis and COVID-19 outbreak
Fire and EMS leaders gather with the Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends to discuss the path ahead for public safety
Examining the airway management studies findings on 72-hour survival, ROSC, survival to discharge and favorable neurologic status at discharge
The Stop the Bleed program will provide the kits, valued at $1,000, to selected applicants as part of the National Stop the Bleed Day campaign
