EMS Training and Education
You are on scene with a patient who has suffered significant facial trauma; what are some strategies to improve your ability to manage their airway?
Minimize mistakes and improve billing collections by confirming every PCR is accurate and descriptive
You are on scene with a patient who has multi-system trauma; what tips can improve your physical exam of this patient?
A gunman’s attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is a reminder of soft-target vulnerability and to prepare everyone to “stop the bleed”
This “it takes a public safety village” approach to officer training is successful and repeatable in any jurisdiction
Continuing education is more than a requirement; it is a benefit that to help providers do their jobs better
EMTs can easily learn how to use capnography as a patient assessment and monitoring tool
Education and acceptance of addiction as a disease is needed for EMS to bridge the empathy gap and join the effort to solve the opioid overdose epidemic
The top videos of December featured clips on when to use a nasopharyngeal airway and prehospital use of ketamine
Here’s a look at what to do when an ice rescue victim cannot be seen from the surface
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Here are five things I learned about becoming an EMT 20 years after I first became an EMT
The drill simulated a massive terror attack on a girl’s high school
Schools are encouraged to use “locally available resources to provide the instruction,” including EMTs, paramedics and firefighters
The program is offered entirely online through the school’s college of graduate and professional studies and allows certified and licensed professionals to advance their careers
The project is also using local paramedics to fill gaps in the treatment of tuberculosis patients
Union officials said the move to respond to non-urgent calls will endanger patients’ lives
On-the-job advice culled from interviewing EMTs and paramedics with more than 30 years of field experience
Adam Walton said victims have 45 minutes to an hour before they lose all ability to help themselves
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
You are dispatched to a report of a patient suffering from a seizure
Understanding the underlying cause of a patient’s behavioral changes is necessary to assure accurate treatment is started
The top events and trends of 2016 will continue to shape and influence the future of EMS in 2017
Ricin, a toxin from the seeds of the castor oil plant, is lethal to humans in even tiny doses
In 2016, Heimlich himself was the hero, saving a woman choking on food at his senior living center
Capnography guided care gives EMS providers the information they need to improve survival for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The APGAR score is considered the standard in newborn evaluation
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Our co-hosts discuss how EMS educators can help in developing the best students possible
