EMS Training and Education
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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
Make your patient feel less like a sack of potatoes with these tips from Steve Whitehead
The clinical, cognitive and potential risk considerations in lift-assists, which are more complex than we realize
Understand how continuous waveform capnography and ETCO2 monitoring during CPR can improve cardiac arrest outcomes
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
The Social Enterprise and Training Center gives underrepresented populations access to training programs
Heide Stuart wants the school district to make it policy to have an ambulance at all games after her son had to wait 17 minutes for transport
Our co-hosts discuss pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, as well as easy ways of doing drug calculations
By working together to combat acts of mass violence, public safety agencies will save more lives
Karen Clenney prepares simulation mannequins that can be programmed to sweat, urinate and bleed, and have breath sounds, bowel sounds and pulses
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Treat aggressively with high-flow oxygen, rapid sequence intubation and Cyanokit in a patient with evidence of airway burns and CO2 poisoning
Crews were able to successfully resuscitate 83 percent of the time, compared to an 11 percent national average
Rockland Paramedic Services will use the money to train paramedics in order to expand their role to post-hospital visits
The Ebola exercise helps county first responders and hospital staff prepare for any patient who may need care for a highly infectious disease
In its second year, the EMS Trend Report describes revealing changes in clinical care, finance and the use of technology in EMS
Our panel of EMS leaders discusses changes, both positive and alarming, and what the data means for growing and improving EMS
It’s time for EMS providers to adopt the label by which the public already knows us: paramedics
Our co-hosts talk about what EMS professionals need to do in order to prepare for a mass shooting
Learn more about high-quality, high-performance CPR
Challenging ALS and BLS standards of emergency medicine to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction
Portsmouth Ambulance in partnership with Shawnee State University will offer 24 scholarships, an expansion from last year’s seven
NIOSH and NHTSA collaborated to use emergency department visit data to identify the five primary types of injury events experienced by EMS providers
In Chicago, more than 3,000 people have been shot this year, and the victim of a gunshot wound can bleed to death in only five minutes
To make the scenario more realistic, students volunteered to be victims during the simulation, going so far as to apply wounds created with makeup
EMS1 readers came together to outline more reasons on why you shouldn’t run, but walk with purpose
Our co-hosts also discuss how to go from the truck to stepping into an instructor role
Take this quiz to test your knowledge on the paramedic vs. EMT conundrum
EMS providers need to be involved in educating communities in how to provide the initial response to critically injured patients
Event at EMS World covered steps to avoid accidental fentanyl exposure during scene size-up, patient care and investigation
The IAFC will continue to offer essential training for volunteer and remote responders to ensure they can manage rail incidents effectively
The program aims to teach bystanders how to keep victims with life-threatening injuries alive until EMS arrives
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