EMS Training and Education
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EMS Training and Education Resources
Resiliency training and a CISM program laid a foundation for the Richmond Ambulance Authority to support its providers’ mental health
There’s no denying that EMS takes a toll on provider health; this 30-day challenge can help you get your life back
Practical, authentic ways to show gratitude and strengthen community ties with the people who respond first when it matters most
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
Assess a patient’s pulse through the radial artery or the carotid artery based on their level of consciousness
Making the EMS Agenda 2050 become reality will require strengthening the collaboration between EMS, public health and healthcare
The EMS Agenda 2050 outlines six guiding principles for the future of emergency medical services
The Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course is training paramedics and EMTs to provide better care when there’s an active threat
How familiar are you with the symptoms and concerns that accompany COPD exacerbations?
The people who attended the event learned all about the signs of an overdose, and they received a free naloxone kit
Solutions to the transportation decision challenges raised by research like the DAWN trial and DEFUSE-3 trial
CRM strategies include a consensus among crew members and confirmed communications that make tasks more efficient
The grants will pay for nine new firefighter positions, a third emergency squad unit and will help send 12 firefighters through a paramedic training program
Training rescue task force medics and SWAT medics for responding to mass casualty incidents
Firefighter-paramedic Raymond Miller, who served the Ashland Fire Department for over 30 years, was remembered as someone who inspired others
The video will show first responders how to protect themselves from deadly substances
Complete with a mock community and former hospital, the CDP gives responders the opportunity to train on emergency and disaster response
More than 300 Anne Arundel County school nurses and health assistants were trained in the grim but necessary skills to handle a school shooting
Richard Knowlton trained Truro Fire Department staff and lifeguards on bleeding control less than two months before succumbing to cancer
Banner Health Paramedic Services will soon be first in the nation to undergo agency-wide training to treat pets injured in emergency situations
The training, led by the Pasco Police Department, was designed to get teachers at all the district’s schools on the same page
Bradley Delay can now go to EMT school for free after jumping into action to save Major Tommy Bradford when he was hit by a car
Make a strategy and pick the tactics for your agency to improve its 12-lead EKG use for patients with non-traumatic chest pain
After DHS announced a grant for high school tourniquet training, EMS1 readers weighed in on if students should be trained to help their peers in a mass shooting
The State of 911 webinar will discuss how a new digital version of the NG911 Readiness Checklist will make it easier to use
Learn how you can quickly assess and treat patients with sepsis as an EMS provider
Henry Ford Allegiance Health staged a full-scale emergency exercise of a mass shooting designed to test its response, and the response of several other agencies
DHS grant to teach tourniquet application puts direct pressure on kids to help other kids during a mass shooting and before EMS arrives
A student-run nonprofit is pushing for a law that requires minors provide proof of CPR training before sitting for a driver’s license test
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
The American Heart Association recently released a statement updating cardiac arrest resuscitation guidelines
A stroke is different from other conditions, as it’s essentially a term for the symptoms and not the cause
Allegations of false education credits being awarded to SFD paramedics prompted an investigation by city and state officials
Through the Black Fire Brigade’s donation, 30 young adults from the inner city will start EMT training with tuition, books and uniform covered