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
Take your time to get that tube smoothly, non-traumatically into trachea on 1st pass
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers prepare for mass causality scenarios, medical evacuations and ambulance arrivals with simulation training
OMI President Felix Marquez shares how VR training is helping rural Florida EMS agencies maintain critical pediatric emergency skills
The Public Education Foundation teamed up with Macy’s to fund $50,000 in scholarships for three students seeking first responder careers
You are dispatched to a baseball diamond in a park, where a girl is complaining of dizziness
Here’s a breakdown of who is considered “essential” and “nonessential” during a federal government shutdown
Gamification of EMS training took center stage at the 2018 NAEMSP Annual Meeting
Our co-hosts discuss the observable and physiologic signs to look for and the best way to document your intervention in your chart
A full day pre-conference was dedicated to providing meaningful tools that NAEMSP Annual Meeting attendees could apply at their home agencies
The organization teamed up with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to mitigate the effects of fatigue with recommendations
NHTSA’s Office of EMS will host a webinar on implementing the new guidelines on Feb. 7
How well do you know the conditions associated with pH imbalances?
Our co-hosts discuss the development of an apprentice, journeyman and supervisor competency-based training system
They will award up to $125,000 for the top seven designs that create a concept for a first responder heads-up display
Since 1983, Emergency Medical Services Explorer program has offered teens training and mentoring through medical care experience and ambulance ride-along’s
The bill would waive 30 percent of a responder’s in-state tuition at the University of Nebraska, a Nebraska state college or community college
You are dispatched to a report of a male patient involved in a bicycle accident
After completing a domestic violence training for medical professionals, the beliefs of EMS providers about domestic violence were assessed
Odessa College’s Health Sciences Building is being renovated to allow everyone from emergency medical services students to nursing pupils to mingle and cooperate
In her son’s honor, Janice Jackson wants to help others who want to become a paramedic, firefighter or other first responder
Under the new law, first responders who work in rural areas can operate at the highest level for which they have a state license
The new standard makes Kansas the 38th state in the country to have CPR training as a high school graduation requirement
EMS sleep practices, the opioid epidemic, community paramedicine and patient transport mark some of the biggest issues to watch in 2018
Less people are willing to volunteer due to the increase in training requirements in the state
This year’s profiled EMS pioneers shared an experienced perspective on EMS training and education, leadership and opportunities
A paradigm shift for EMS in the era of large vessel occlusion stroke draws on success of prehospital STEMI assessment and care
Higher education can help EMS providers tackle the five biggest challenges facing emergency services today
Patient hand-offs are an intersection between healthcare providers where critical information is shared regarding the mutual patient
Charles Avery, the EMS programs director at Bainbridge State College, realized he needed to create an all-out celebration of Blair Williams’ dream after meeting her for the first time
EMS West began using EMS Virtual Drive to teach EMS providers how to drive with inclement weather, distracted drivers and pedestrians
FBI El Paso Division officials are stressing to area leaders of schools, places of worship and private companies as shootings continue to increase nationwide
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