EMS Training and Education
Your go-to resource for evidence-based EMS training, continuing education, instructor development and industry innovation. Find expert articles, videos, product reviews and specialized resources to support EMTs, paramedics, medical directors and educators. Stay current on instructor best practices, CEU requirements, virtual training trends, simulation strategies and educational policy affecting prehospital care.
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
A pioneering EMS program is helping patients with opioid use disorder find a path to recovery
What you need to know about opioid overdose reversal drug nalmefene’s risks, effectiveness and clinical concerns
Discover how fentanyl test strips work, the obstacles to their widespread use and their impact on harm reduction
Show off your trauma knowledge with this quiz about trauma patient assessment and treatment
A special report published in Prehospital and Disaster Medicine explains why all mass gatherings are not created equal
Bill Sirianni said his encounters with injured animals have been few, with outcomes ranging from good to devastating
Stewart Graham took a CPR course in college, but never had to put the skill to use
Administering medications intranasally in the pre-hospital or emergency setting can be easy, fast and non-invasive
Interactive training materials are designed to empower bystanders to initiate simple lifesaving actions before EMS arrives
P.A.A.R.I. and partners will train commercial fishermen with Narcan kits donated by Adapt Pharma
Researchers analyzed charts for 2,100 patients who were 55 or older with head trauma who were transported to the hospital by EMS
Our co-hosts offer five tips to help grow your confidence
EMS educators can improve sepsis patient outcomes by ensuring EMTs and paramedics have knowledge appropriate and impactful training
The free 3-D simulation app is an interactive and virtual patient airway simulator
The playlist features 40 songs at 100 BPM to help perform hands-only CPR
EMS providers will be trained in basics of dog emergency medical response
The goal is to familiarize residents with the sights and sounds of trauma bays and the different roles played by doctors, medics, nurses and technicians who attend to patients
You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press
Josh Seely arrived on the scene before other first responders and administered basic first aid
Awareness of the cultural differences and working to reduce barriers to entering the EMS workforce will help us perform our jobs more effectively
Stranded victims are at high risk of suspension trauma, which can be fatal in as little as 30 minutes
Mohawk Ambulance started offering the program in 2016 as a way of recruiting new talent into EMS
An organization’s culture reflects their perception of patient safety and influences the decisions and choices that are made
The selected topics came from the analysis which showed culture to be either a direct casual factor or contributory factor that led to safety events
A mobile stroke unit offers specially trained personnel and equipment which can provide remote diagnosis and evidence-based management to patients for definitive treatment
A Virginia comprehensive stroke center teams up with Norfolk Fire-Rescue department to improve stroke patient outcomes
The webinar will examine the algorithm and its impact on EMS and stroke systems of care
Impairment of language from stroke or other types of brain injury makes it difficult for patients to communicate
