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
In this video, risk management expert Gordon Graham encourages first responders to consider the impact of their time in the fire service
Baltimore City Fire Department trains to go above and beyond the call of duty for the patients they serve
Springville Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Jared Echols died while participating in an off-site training exercise
This will be a complex, coordinated event that will include multiple first responders, community partners, county, and state agencies in addition to the participating school districts
Learn how to assess, monitor and manage pediatric asthma emergencies, as well as underlying pathophysiologic changes
Scott County officials approved releasing $3,000 in funds at the start of the program and an additional $1,000 if the EMT signs up with Scott county
Nearly 23,000 people in Maryland have been certified to dispense naloxone and reported administering it more than 600 times since a 2013 law expanded access beyond medical professionals, according to health officials
Act 7 requires PDE to provide a curriculum to schools to teach hands-only CPR, a no-breath, compression-only technique recommended by the American Heart Association for sudden cardiac arrests
According to Owensboro Fire Department, AMR has hired 32 full-time and roughly 24 part-time employees
The merger will start in July and be complete with all paperwork by Jan. 1, 2020
The training will enable California EMTs to administer and use naloxone, epinephrine and a glucometer, according to the California Emergency Medical Services Authority
Volunteers want benefits like job protection, tax write-offs, scholarships and student loan debt forgiveness
The GCEMS initial EMT Training Academy is unique in that the one-year program was offered tuition free to the students and could result in employment with the County of Gloucester
Present the following points from the ACS, ACEP, NAEMSP spinal motion restriction guidelines to help EMS students make transport, device decisions
The toolkit includes resources such as videos and training materials to assist EMS and 911 agencies
FEMA-run Shaken Fury gives emergency responders the opportunity to build relationships and improve their actions in a real emergency
The new training complex will feature a three-story, multifunction fire training simulator scenario, a modern classroom building and smoke maze building
Teach EMS providers the benefits of waveform capnography in cases involving dyspnea and altered mental status, and before performing advanced airway management
The fire department has two of the devices and has seen an 11 percent increase in the patients restored to spontaneous circulation since they’ve had this tool
Our co-hosts record live at the Initial Assessment Conference and discuss EMS education and leadership issues, as well as take questions from the audience
The Madison County EMS department offers classes to teach CPR and community members can call them to schedule a class
Certified community paramedics are improving patient health care and reducing costs through community home visits
Guide EMS students to airway management skills mastery by adapting your manikin for suction-assisted laryngoscopic airway decontamination
The simulator — which is the same size and shape of the inside of a standard emergency services ambulance — was purchased using federal grant dollars
Find a mentor, start with what’s important and train like you fight to accelerate your EMS training and become an expert
Those with severe brain injuries who were treated with the new protocol before they reached the hospital survived at twice the rate of those who didn’t get this new treatment
The first-ever all-female paramedic cohort at Ozarks Technical Community College Waynesville Center features six women with a range of experience in emergency medicine
Event provides cross-disciplinary training to address the cumulative mental health trauma responders face from duty-related experiences
Tactical exposure and active shooter training is important for all EMS providers, working in tangent with law enforcement
Under the program, students earn nearly 60 college credits – amounting to nearly two years’ worth of work – while attending high school
Learn about the regulations and equipment needed to treat diabetic emergencies, syncope and cardiac emergencies in flight
