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
Avoid misdiagnosing atrial flutter as sinus tachycardia by mastering these ECG interpretation strategies
How has the EMS Scope of Practice changed since the first EMS Week was celebrated 50+ years ago?
Get the right dose to the right place: faster
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
FDNY EMTs John Redd, 63, and Idris Bey, 60, were department veterans and both worked on World Trade Center rescue and recovery efforts after 9/11
The graduates will be joining the workforce at an unprecedented time to help tackle the crisis
EMS medical director, EMS fellows share findings from Seattle EMS data on patient-provider transmission rate, COVID-19 presentation and comorbidities
The CoAEMSP is allowing for a broader array of methods, including simulation, to be used to determine competency during the COVID-19 pandemic
The state is allowing personnel who are qualified but not formally certified to expand their scope of practice, and is waiving test requirements for out-of-state providers
Fairfax County (Virginia) Fire and Rescue releases video detailing steps for proper PPE use
The order extends the deadline by three months and allows continuing education to be completed remotely
The firefighters were allowed to graduate a month early to help fill gaps after 11 department members were quarantined
The Center provides free access to COVID-19-related courses, policies, articles and learning management tools
EMS providers across the state are being trained to administer the tests
Epidemiologist calls for drastic actions to save lives and keep the EMS system from collapsing
With limited PPE and the high-patient care demands of COVID-19 patients, most EMT, paramedic, nursing and medical students were sent home from clinical training
